Sentences with phrase «studying effects on the brain»

She is very passionate about studying effects on the brain and clearly brilliant.

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To examine the effect of strategic laziness on memory, the scientists asked a group of study subjects with brain injuries resulting in memory damage to try and memorize a list of words.
Dr. Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist and founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has been studying the effects of positive emotions, such as compassion and kindness, on the brain since the 1990s.
• Scientific Studies that Show a Positive Effect of Religion on Health • Mind - Body Dualism — Is the Mind Purely a Function of the Brain?
They will study the effects the chemicals have on children's health, behaviour and brain function.
Some of the medical studies I used as a reference are: Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting: Two potential diets for successful brain aging and Dietary Factors, Hormesis and Health, found on the US National Library of Medicine Site, Cardioprotection by Intermittent Fasting in Rats on the American Heart Association Site and Effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting on aerobic and anaerobic performance and perception of fatigue in male elite judo athletes from the Journal of Strength and conditioning research.
This study and others like it help to show that there exists in children's lives a whole spectrum of environmental factors that fall short of the traditional definition of trauma but still have an adverse effect on brain development.
While not a lot of research can tell us the effects of BPA on humans, studies on animals suggest it may be dangerous to brain development, the reproductive system, and the immune system.
In 2007, researchers published the first randomized, controlled study of the effect of being raised in an orphanage; that study, and subsequent research on the same sample of Romanian orphans, found that compared with babies placed with a foster family, those who were sent to institutions had lower IQs, slower physical growth, problems with human attachment and differences in functioning in brain areas related to emotional development.
Dr. Nina Kraus, a groundbreaking neuroscientist at Northwestern University, has been studying the effects of music training on brain development — with the use of non-invasive approaches in humans — and on the development of language skills.
For example, she studied brain activity and speech in a group of teenagers before, and three years after they entered high - school, and found music training in school significantly improved the auditory processing of phenomes (speech sounds) and had lasting effects on language skills.
In various studies conducted, BPA was found to have an effect on the brain, behavior and prostate gland of fetuses.
The experiment is similar to work done decades ago by Harry Harlow, in that it utilizes maternally deprived juvenile monkeys to study the effects of early adversity on young primate brains.
Independent studies have conclusively shown adverse health effects of BPA on the brain and reproductive system, as well as metabolic diseases in laboratory animals.
Despite an increase in media attention, as well as national and local efforts to educate athletes on the potential dangers of traumatic brain injuries, a new study found that many high school football players are not concerned about the long - term effects of concussions and don't report their own concussion symptoms because they fear exclusion from play.
Over the past few years, researchers have started to study in depth the effects of concussions on the victims» brains.
A study by Luby and other WUSM researchers showed that a mother's love had a physical effect on the size of her child's hippocampus — the area of the brain responsible for memory.
People who play contact sports show changes to their brain structure and function, with sports that have greater risk of body contact showing greater effects on the brain, a new study has found.
† The effects of DHA on infant brain and eye development have been studied using range of methods and different sources of DHA including fish oils and DHA derived from algae (which is the source used in Expecta).
Researchers studying the effects on concussions on athletes hope the new film Concussion will raise awareness about the effects of head trauma on the brain.
A subject in a study of the effects of hallucinogens on brain chemistry recounts her mystical, life - changing experiences under the influence of psilocybin
To study the effects of possible Internet addiction on the brain, researchers began with the Young Diagnostic Questionnaire for Internet addiction.
Her interest in cannabis and marijuana was piqued by Colorado's passage of Amendment 64, and many seemingly conflicting studies of the drug's long - and short - term effects on the brain.
This study provides evidence of a direct effect of AMPK on nicotine withdrawal symptoms and suggests that activating AMPK in the brain could be a therapeutic target for smoking cessation.
«However, this is a rare study measuring the direct effect of high - fat diets of pregnant rats on the brain function of their offspring, and it provides further incentive for childbearing women to eat a varied and nutritious diet.»
Twenty - seven participants with tremor - dominant Parkinson's disease were enrolled in the study; the research team randomly assigned 20 to be treated with focused ultrasound waves on their brains, while the others received a fake procedure, to account for any potential placebo effect.
The longitudinal study examined the effect of RYBG surgery on the brain function of 17 obese women.
High content of long - chain omega - 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in blood is a marker for high intake of fatty fish, so the results from the current study support the beneficial effects of fish consumption on brain health.
Music is processed in the auditory cortex in this same region of the brain, which was why Charyton wanted to study the effect of music on the brains of people with epilepsy.
Bechara and his team studied 69 stroke patients culled from a registry at the University of Iowa that was assembled to study the effect of brain damage on cognition, memory and motion; they selected subjects who, at the time of their strokes, had been smoking at least five cigarettes daily for more than two years.
The research team, led by David Cantu and Chris Dulla, studied the effect of traumatic brain injury on the levels of the neurotransmitter gamma - aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the cerebral cortex, the portion of the brain associated with higher level functions such as information processing.
While the Johns Hopkins team studies the likely effects of radiation on the brain during a deep space mission, other NASA - funded research groups are looking at the potential effects of radiation on other parts of the body and on whether it increases cancer risks.
If borne out by future studies, these mechanisms suggest some possible treatments to mitigate the effects of altitude on depression and suicide risk: supplemental 5 - hydroxytryptophan (a serotonin precursor) to increase serotonin levels, or creatinine to influence brain bioenergetics.
In a separate study, Paul Micevych and his colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles, investigated the effect on the brain of the female rat's sexual cycle — characterised by an increase in oestradiol production every four days.
The study, in mice, also shows that the effects of stress on the brain are reversed in female mice following a social interaction.
«Furthermore, given the continued use of psychotropic medications in very young children and concerns regarding their effects on the developing brain, future studies on the long - term effects of psychotropic medication use in this age group are essential.»
Few studies have looked at the relationship between physical activity and eating fruit and vegetables and the effect it has on the brain for both younger and older adults.
These comprised not only «conventional» behavioral studies, but also the physical effects on the brains of test participants by measuring the Blood Oxygen Level - dependent (BOLD) response using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans.
For decades, brain research has focused on the pleasurable effects of cocaine largely by studying the dopamine pathway.
«As a premier research university and NCAA Division I school, TU is committed to studying the effect of contact sports on the brain,» Polanski said.
The study, conducted at The University of Tulsa (TU) in partnership with the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR), is the most comprehensive ever to assess the effects of football specifically on college players.
The brain - size - altering effect of the gene is what led the researchers to study the impact on IQ.
The results contrast with previous studies that looked at the effects of enduring hearing loss — rather than recurring hearing loss — on brain development.
Following a brain study on an unprecedented scale, an international collaboration has now managed to tease out a single gene that does have a measurable effect on intelligence.
«Seizure study sheds light on lasting brain effects in children.»
The researchers point out that high school sports offer clear benefits of physical fitness on cardiovascular health, and some studies also have suggested a possible protective effect against later degenerative brain illness.
In addition to imaging heavy - ion tracks, Vazquez has studied the effect of chronic cosmic - ray exposure on the brains of rats, as measured by their ability to move around in a box.
The new research focused on just nine genes, those most strongly associated with autism in recent sequencing studies, and investigated their effects using precise maps of gene expression during human brain development.
The Savvy Psychologist explains 3 studies that looked at how we process porn and other sexualized images, and reveals the potential effects on the brain — and on how we see our fellow men and women
Although the effects of high fat diet on metabolism have been widely studied, little is known about the effects on the brain;» explained Professor Marianna Crispino and Professor Maria Pina Mollica from the University of Naples Federico II.
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