Sentences with phrase «then nerve function»

The myelin sheath's role is to rapidly move electrical impulses along nerves, and if it is damaged — or demyelinated — then nerve function is compromised.

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If we could but restore or bring about the normal functioning of brain cells and nerve tissues, as well as their own subsidiary chemical activity in such cases, then mental life would come flooding back in fullness and richness.

Deisseroth hopes to introduce opsins to the crucial peripheral nerves outside the brain and then use simple LED implants to switch function back on.

To regain function, connections from the brain to the spinal cord must regrow, different types of immune cells have to clear the injury site, and stem cells in the spinal cord need to generate new nerve cells, which then connect to the muscles.

«If you inhibit [endocytosis in the nerve terminal], then the vesicle recycling becomes slower and the supply of the vesicles is inhibited,» OIST Professor Tomoyuki Takahashi from the Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit explains.

This long version is then cut into smaller, toxic fragments that accumulate together and disrupt the normal functions of nerve cells.

And then the last thing is to make sure you're getting adequate vitamin b. Most people that are eating a healthy diet are getting adequate vitamin b but vitamin b is really important for proper brain function specifically folic acid and vitamin b12 helps to maintain the myelin sheath that insulates your neuro fibers so that allows more nerve impulses to travel more quickly down the nerve.

When it comes to migraines, it is theorized that an imbalance in the gut bacteria can affect the functioning of the immune system, causing the release of inflammatory substances that then act on certain nerve cells triggering the headache and other symptoms of migraines.

In simple terms, the premise of chiropractic is that, if the body's frame is in alignment, then the nervous system — the brain, spinal cord and the millions of nerves extending throughout the body — can function at its best.

«As long as those are moving properly, then the nerves that come out from the spinal cord are going to be able to function better.»

These act as a neurotoxin, which disrupts the nerve function in insects when absorbed through their exoskeletons, causing paralysis and then death.