Sentences with phrase «whether deep brain»

While it's far too early to know whether deep brain stimulation helps those with early Alzheimer's, the initial findings suggest the technique is worth further study, said lead researcher Dr. Andres Lozano.

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Perhaps the deeper, more complex and underlying question that needs to be asked about dreams, given the scientific evidence, is whether our brains are part of «closed» or «open» systems.

I agree: «Until we humbly understand [that the brain has a deep and perpetual need for physical security of the organism — Here I would add my own words: «whether actual or imagined»], we will never get anywhere.»

Then, Feng recognized a novel opportunity to directly measure whether tDCS generates EFs in deep brain areas among patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, who are often treated by implanting DBS electrodes.

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.

Although more work is needed to examine whether those findings are relevant for people, «they suggest that clinical trials testing treatments that increase brain activity, such as deep brain stimulation, should be monitored carefully in people with neurodegenerative diseases,» said Dr. Duff.

While deep brain stimulation may improve function compared with those who do not receive it, little evidence exists on whether the treatment has any benefits to life expectancy.

Studies have also shown changes in the blood flow in the brain, but none had looked at the two together, to determine whether the connection between the neck and deeper parts of the brain was causing whiplash symptoms.

His work suggests that deep - brain stimulation — whether electrical or optical — may be most effective when it targets not the neurons themselves but the connections between cells, thereby affecting the flow of activity between brain regions.

Prof. Kathleen Cullen and her PhD student Jess Brooks of the Dept of Physiology have been able to identify a distinct and surprisingly small cluster of cells deep within the brain that react within milliseconds to readjust our movements when something unexpected happens, whether it is slipping on ice or hitting a rock when skiing.

«Researchers at multiple institutions are currently evaluating whether deep - brain stimulation of the amygdala is effective in treating severe cases of autism or post-traumatic stress disorder,» says Rutishauser.

More studies are needed to show whether certain Alzheimer's patients stand to benefit from deep brain stimulation, Weintraub said.

Then you I've got much better over the year I'm doing the short pitch and choosing in a right words that people kind a understand and not going off the deep end because I went down the rabbit hole and love to talk and talk and talk about it whether I can get very sciency about it but I just, people go oh, I can see them grazing, going into brain fog.

As we perfect our skill through physical drill, whether it be piano scales or ballet barre exercises or DeNealian drill sheets or karate katas, the information is moved into deeper areas of the brain that bypass conscious thought.