Sentences with phrase «used by the brain»

A natural plant source of saturated fat, which helps to provide satiety and is used by the brain and immune system.

Neurotransmitters are chemicals used by brain cells to communicate with each other.

Requirements are based on the minimum amount of glucose used by the brain.

Both galactose and glucose can also be used by the brain for energy, and galactose in particular is critical for the production of galactolipids (cerebroside), which are essential for the baby's developing central nervous system.

Understanding how the brain generates these neural codes can lead to the development of state - of - the - art neural prosthetic devices, more closely imitating the neural coding patterns normally used by the brain.

«This discovery strongly suggests that the brain must be interpreting information from these receptors using a very different strategy from the one used by the brain to discriminate most odors,» Datta says.

UNIGE neuroscientists thus asked how these spatial maps are used by the brain itself when it performs specific tasks.

It is fascinating and counterintuitive, so let's discuss the illusion that makes you think you see in this blind spot, as well as several other algorithms used by your brain to achieve filling in.

When on a ketogenic diet, the liver and kidneys are able to make a limited amount of glucose, however, much of it gets used by the brain and other bodily functions.

So, it's either gonna be stored in the muscle for exercise or movement, it's gonna be a small amount will be used by the brain, 20 grams a day, and the rest could be stored as Glycogen in the liver.

It is used by the brain to produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that transfers nerve impulses from one cell to another and is responsible for normal sleep.

These can be used by the brain as fuel.

After several days of fasting, approximately 75 % of the energy used by the brain is provided by ketones.

A few hours later, decreasing insulin level allows stored fuels to reenter the blood, for use by the brain and the rest of the body.

You say, «After four days of fasting, approximately 75 % of the energy used by the brain is provided by ketones.»

Our liver produces ketones which are used by brain and muscles to function instead of glucose.

L - Tryptophan: An essential amino acid that is necessary for the production of vitamin B3 (niacin), which is used by the brain to produce serotonin.

Strict compliance with this diet causes the liver to produce ketones which are used by the brain as an alternative fuel source.

The brain like every other human tissue is made up of and utilizes protein, so we do have to eat enough protein while the brain is growing and a small amount for daily operation, but the major metabolic price of our larger brains is the large increase in the percentage of total calories used by our brains compared to animals with smaller brain to body weight ratio.

Ketones are used by the brain, muscle and by all tissue which contains mitochondria.

As detailed in this article, BHB ketones can be seen as a storage or transport form of ketones that can be used by the brain and heart but need to be converted back to Acetoacetate to be used by the rest of the body.

It is also known as our reptile brain or my particular favorite expression used by brain researchers — the neural back alley.

Not exact matches

By using our own brain as a model, this technology is able to apply human intuition at machine speed.

Just like any filler word, «so» is used by speakers at points of uncertainty to stretch the time their brains have to think about the next point, response, or question.

For years, scientists have believed that the same sections of the brain are used by every person to generate emotions like a smile or frown; they fall into a rigid pattern.

Students «learn about the how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates («chunks») information,» as well as «illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects.»

fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) «is a functional neuroimaging procedure using MRI technology that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow,» according to Wikipedia.

For example, a standard measurement tool used by neuromarketing is the EEG (electroencephalogram), which measures our brain's electrical activity.

By using methods and tools such as EEG or MRI, neuromarketing read electrical signals from the brain and analyze them to provide their clients with the answers they need.

When you can't solve problems or overcome obstacles by spending, you're forced to use your brain to find a solution.

But while those suffering severe memory problems are obviously the first contenders for treatment with devices of this type, Science Alert also notes that these findings are part of a more general push toward performance - boosting brain implants that may soon be used by the healthy as well as the impaired.

It's the software and services that underpin them — the brains behind the Google Assistant, the unlimited photo storage for the Pixel provided by Google's cloud, the Daydream virtual reality platform that third parties will be able to use to create 3D content.

The research (which thrills me personally) was led by Larry Stevens, a Northern Arizona University psychologist, and involved looking at the effects of eating dark chocolate on the brain, using an EEG machine to measure brain activity.

As we age, that part of our frontal lobe fires less surely, impeded by another part of the brain responsible for what scientists call the «default mode,» which we use to daydream.

By using exercises based in neuroscience that are designed to tap into your brain's natural potential, you will gain a deeper understanding of your core values and the skills to authentically communicate your startup's mission to investors, partners, and clients / customers.

Musk told the blog that he thinks brain - machine interface devices could be used by people without medical need in the next eight to 10 years.

In the last year, the technology long used by researchers to measure brain activity has become affordable enough for some toy makers to incorporate it into their toys and video games.

it is about time you guys use the brain instead of a rock and in return get 100 bullets by Israeli bully.

We also talk about Martin's cover feature on the way porn is rewiring our brains and the survey we took of porn use by Christians.

So to label that «normal state» with a label such as «atheist», that then gets used as an epithet by the brain washed, seems pretty silly really.

I believe that its important to see inner wisdom and the council of friends and wise and knowledgeable people... but God, if he / she exists created us — right... oh yes w / brains... we should be honoring that by using them... I can imagine if God exists every day he is saying to himself / herself «why do people keep asking me for things I have not control over, or really could care less about (people are asking for a new shinny house to replace their perfectly fine house while millions are homeless around the world, hungry, sick, etc.)... why are they not using the gifts and skills they have».

Using his brain - spinningly complex algorithm, Silver predicted Obama would take 313 electoral votes and would win the popular vote by a 2.5 % margin.

Maybe they will teach you how to use your brain by then.

So they knew that a person who is gay uses their brain differently, that gays are affected by hormone levels in the womb, that they know at a young age their orientation without environmental factors, that the world major organizations would recognize that a gay person can't change their orientation through therapy.

You don't use correct reasoning because you have caused your brain to malfunction by continually using two sets of rules to evaluate incoming data.

Salvation Army officer Shaun Skinner shares his story of living with a brain tumour but being used by God regardless.

Brain wave activity is both spatial and temporal in nature, and though not directly sensible it is externally detectable by instruments developed and used in physiological psychology.

The most obvious use would be updating your Facebook just by thinking about it — no phone, no computer, just brain power.

Neural networks simulate brain activity by trying to make connections between different data points and using those connections to create original «ideas» (but think of those ideas as crowd - sourced from a bunch of external sources).

I agree that those without brains would prefer to use anything to justify self - service, and then even make themselves feel better by sticking «rational» to the idea's label.