January 12, 2016 Individuals with rage disorder have smaller
volumes in brain structures linked with emotion People who have a behavioral disorder characterized by extreme outbursts of anger, such as road rage, have significantly lower gray matter volume in the brain region that plays an important role in regulating emotion, report scientists from the University of Chicago.
Not exact matches
The band is designed to address mTBI through the application of light pressure on the neck, which
in turn mildly increases blood
volume in the vein
structure of the
brain.
A new article published
in the inaugural issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that individuals with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) have significantly lower gray matter
volume in these frontolimbic
brain structures.
Individuals with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) have significantly lower gray matter
volume in certain frontolimbic
brain structures.
By recording
volume variations
in the blood vessels irrigating the different
brain structures, it is therefore possible to determine the location of activated neurons.
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In our study, we integrated results from common variant studies of schizophrenia and
volumes of several
brain structures,» Sullivan said.
All subjects underwent magnetic resonance imaging scans, which the researchers analyzed with specialized software to reveal differences
in the
volume of
brain structures.
The study also demonstrates an association between NCAN variations with
volumes of certain
brain regions
in young adults and infants, suggesting that the gene is able to affect
brain structure and function.
Only the aerobic exercisers had significant increases
in brain volume in what are known as the white and gray matter regions of the
brain, areas related to age - related decline
in brain structure and cognition.
Neuroanatomy and
brain structure volumes of a live California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) from magnetic resonance images: utility
in determining effects of domoic acid.
Specifically, exposure to prenatal and / or postnatal stress is associated with increased basal and stress - induced responsiveness of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, increased central corticotropin - releasing hormone and norepinephrine drive, decreased γ - aminobutyric acid / benzodiazepine functioning, multiple alterations
in the serotonergic system, and reduction
in hippocampal
volume, a
brain structure vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of stress - induced elevations
in circulating glucocorticoids (e.g., cortisol) and amino acids (e.g., glutamate).
Atypical cortisol production
in young children can result
in measurable changes
in brain structure and decreased
brain volume.
Volume of discrete
brain structures in florid and recovered DID, DDNOS, and healthy controls.