Sentences with phrase «understand brain circuitry»

PULLMAN, Wash. — A WSU research team for the first time has developed a computer algorithm that is nearly as accurate as people are at mapping brain neural networks — a breakthrough that could speed up the image analysis that researchers use to understand brain circuitry.

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Genetics offers one view into the body, but it's just as important to understand how the circuitry of the brain works.
Her research is part of growing evidence that has yielded an entirely new understanding of molecular differences reflected in the brain between men and women, and how outside forces can permanently imprint neurological circuitry in sex - based ways.
Kepecs plans to use his model of confidence as a foothold for finding the seat of confidence in the brain and understanding its neural circuitry.
The authors of the study said the key question moving forward is to understand what specific changes in brain circuitry give rise to the effects observed in this study.
Once thought of as mere packing peanuts whose job it was to keep neurons from jiggling when we jog, astrocytes are now understood to provide critical hands - on support and guidance to neurons, enhancing their survival and shaping the shared connections between them that define the brain's labyrinthine circuitry.
Developing memristive circuits that simulate the architecture of the brain on a chip might enhance our understanding of our own circuitry, or even help to develop next - generation artificial intelligence.
But while the venture is generating knowledge about how to mathematically model some parts of the brain's circuitry, critics say the simulation can do very little that is useful or helps us understand how the brain actually works.
For more than a generation, people have been trying to improve understanding of human brain circuitry, but are challenged by its vast complexity.
Dr. Parsons had a unique talent to link novel approaches in analytical chemistry with sophisticated techniques in behavioral pharmacology and neurocircuitry, and this approach opens the door to novel, out - of - the - box studies of brain mapping that are recognized as the key to new advances in our understanding of the circuitry of the brain, a major new initiative of the National Institutes of Health.
An important key to cure or alleviate the symptoms of these diseases therefore lies in understanding these global changes in the brain circuitry.
One is about understanding how the function of the brain circuitry is altered by different movement - related disease processes, such as stroke and Parkinson's disease.
The laureates were selected for their groundbreaking research that has advanced our understanding of matter on an ultra-small scale, the basic circuitry of the human brain, and the nature of quasars.
Their goal is to better understand how this brain region regulates emotion, which, in turn, could lead to a greater understanding of how brain circuitry is disrupted in depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other psychiatric conditions.
«By discovering how the removal of RGS4 affects brain circuitry at the molecular level, we gained a deeper understanding of the protein's role — both normally and in Parkinson's disease,» said Dr. Lerner.
In these primitive survival states, our brain's frontal cortex — home of important relational circuitry that enables us to be attuned, empathetic, understanding, and collaborative — is taken offline.
Understanding the complex neuro circuitry within the brain and how these circuits contribute to how we perceive the world will help you understand BPD so that you can anticipate triggers avoid emotional escalations, and develop much needed compassion for the pain people with BPD experience.
Rooted in a deepening understanding of how brain architecture is shaped by the interactive effects of both genetic predisposition and environmental influence, and how its developing circuitry affects a lifetime of learning, behavior, and health, advances in the biological sciences underscore the foundational importance of the early years and support an EBD framework for understanding the evolution of human health and disease across the life span.
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