We are just rather clever apes
with a brain shaped by natural selection to see us through this messy world.
Not exact matches
Nuts and seeds have all been shown to help keep your
brain in tip - top
shape, along
with being a good source of vitamin E, which is associated
with less cognitive decline.
It can be inferred
with some probability that the human mind, at any given moment, is not drastically different in size and
shape from the pattern of activity in the nervous system
with which at that moment it interacts, and as this activity moves about somewhat it follows that the mind literally moves in
brain and nerves, though in ways unimaginably various and intricate.
It can be inferred
with some probability that the human mind, at any given moment, is not drastically different In size and
shape from the pattern of activity in the nervous system
with which at that moment it interacts, and as this activity moves about somewhat it follows that the mind literally moves in
brain and nerves, though in ways unimaginably various and intricate.15
Why, as the white radiance comes through the dome,
with all sorts of staining and distortion imprinted on it by the glass, or as the air now comes through my glottis determined and limited in its force and quality of its vibrations by the peculiarities of those vocal chords which form its gate of egress and
shape it into my personal voice, even so the genuine matter of reality, the life of souls as it is in its fullness, will break through our several
brains into this world in all sorts of restricted forms, and
with all the imperfections and queernesses that characterize our finite individualities here below.
They turned up
with a
shape and a plan, they threw their hearts and their lungs and their
brains into it, and they got their reward.
Finally,
brain synapses are strengthening and his or her face is continuing to take
shape,
with baby's eyes moving steadily closer together toward their final destination.
According to this study, breast milk not only affects babies physical growth, «but also areas of their
brain that
shape their motivations, their emotions, and therefore their behavioral activity,» reported Dr. Katie Hinde, a Harvard University professor involved
with the study.
The way adult caregivers — parents in particular — interact and connect
with children during the early years can actually
shape babies»
brain architecture for life.
We have long known that interactions
with parents, caregivers, and other adults are important in a child's life, but new evidence shows that these relationships actually
shape brain circuits and lay the foundation for later developmental outcomes, from academic performance to mental health and interpersonal skills.»
In their lifetime, how you connect
with them — how you communicate, share affection, help them learn to reflect on their emotions and understand the importance of relationships — will
shape the structure of their
brain, model how they have relationships
with others in the future, and nurture their developing mind.
By playing
with your baby and stimulating their interest you help
shape their
brain for the future
With a thorough understanding of
brain development, parents are better prepared to learn how to more successfully intervene and
shape their child's troubling behaviors.
This wooden
brain puzzle is
shaped like a human, but
with the right technique it can be folded up to become a cube - and back again!
Most, if not all, of the distinctive behavioral characteristics that children
with Selective Mutism portray can be explained by the studied hypothesis that children
with inhibited temperaments have a decreased threshold of excitability in the almond -
shaped area of the
brain called the amygdala.
Everyday experiences help
shape your baby's
brain — from your daily routines to the people your baby comes in contact
with.
Some unique building toys that you may not be familiar
with are
Brain Flakes and Squigz, which are made of unconventionally
shaped pieces that encourage problem - solving.
Biologist Ann Cornell - Bell of Viatech Imaging in Ivoryton, Connecticut, put on display star -
shaped cells, called astrocytes, from the rat hippocampus, a
brain region associated
with long - term memory.
These influences, along
with hormonal ones — such as levels of estrogen and testosterone — affect
brain development,
shaping male and female differences in physiology and behavior that continue to unfold as we age.
So far, researchers
with the Allen Institute for
Brain Science in Seattle have described the intricate
shapes and electrical properties...
Prion diseases seem to start
with changes in the
shape of the prion protein found in mammalian
brains, which, mysteriously, prompt other identical prions to change
shape too.
In the early stages of Alzheimer's and other so - called proteinopathies — disorders caused by a malformed protein particular proteins adopt the wrong
shape and join
with similar misfits to form conglomerates that pile up in the
brain.
So far, researchers
with the Allen Institute for
Brain Science in Seattle have described the intricate shapes and electrical properties of about 100 nerve cells, or neurons, taken from the brains of 36 patients as they underwent surgery for conditions such as brain tumors or epil
Brain Science in Seattle have described the intricate
shapes and electrical properties of about 100 nerve cells, or neurons, taken from the
brains of 36 patients as they underwent surgery for conditions such as
brain tumors or epil
brain tumors or epilepsy.
The cortex and its gateway, the thalamus — the quail egg —
shaped structure in the center of the
brain — on the other hand, are essential for consciousness, providing it
with its elaborate content.
To test that idea in the ragworm, Tomer used a technique he had developed to examine the complex
brains of small creatures
with unprecedented clarity: He created a high - resolution map of the worm's
brain cells according to the genes they express, not just their
shape and location.
It is certainly a simpler and more plausible idea than the truth that Cajal saw in his microscope: that the
brain is stuffed
with billions of tiny cells of many different sizes and
shapes.
However, similarities in the
brain shape between the ancient species and diving birds living today suggest that diving behavior may be associated
with certain anatomical structures in the
brain.
Nevertheless, as Tobias says, it is still ``... a field beset
with relatively few facts but many theories... The story of early hominid
brains has to be read from carefully dated, well identified, fossilised calvariae, or from endocranial casts formed within them... Such materials confine the Hercule Poirot, who would read «the little grey cells» of fossil hominids, to statements about the size,
shape and surface impressions... of ancient
brains...» The other major limiting factor at the moment is the lack of suitable fossil skulls for such studies.
The amygdala is an almond -
shaped structure at a crossroads in the
brain's circuitry: it links the cortex, which is responsible for conscious thought,
with regions of the
brain that control the body's emotional responses.
I'm not saying very early interactions
with technology don't
shape our
brains (and not just our habits but our physical
brain), but we still don't have much to show (or good controls for comparison).
«This is the first time anybody has been able to separate out a genetic subtype of schizophrenia and show abnormal
brain volume and
shape correlated
with it,» says Gurling.
If lamprey software can help people
with spinal injuries, it will be in the
shape of animal
brain circuitry realised on a chip wired into a human being — a kind of cyborg sandwich.
A host of recent studies show that growing up in poverty can
shape the wiring and even the physical dimensions of a young child's
brain,
with negative effects on language, learning, and attention.
Likewise, the
shape of the skull vault, which surrounds the
brain, and chin anatomy were both outside the range seen in humans,
with or without Down syndrome.
UCLA mathematicians Tony Chan and Luminita Vese detect anatomical
brain structures by lassoing them
with a loop, which then shrinks tightly around the structure using a level - set algorithm to capture its exact
shape.
By selecting for traits that helped animals avoid them, snakes ultimately endowed us
with forward - facing eyes, for example, and enlarged visual centers deep in our
brains that are specialized for picking out specific features in the world around us, such as the general
shape of a snake's body camouflaged among leaves.
Besides the redundant scalp and abnormal cranial
shapes resulting from the arrest in
brain growth, other physical features consistent
with ZIKV infection reflect immobility of the joints, resulting from altered
brain function in utero.
Read previous Zoologger columns: The butterfly that sleeps its way to safety, How to get elected in a termite democracy, Away in a vermin - infested manger, Child clones
shape - shift to escape hunters Weaponised eggs turn predators» stomachs, The hardest bat in the world, Houdini fly inflates head to break walls, A primate
with eyes bigger than its
brains, The solar - powered electric hornet, The miniature cuckold fish, Lemmings swap suicide for infanticide.
Reading, for example, seems to occupy circuits sensitive to complex
shapes and
with good connections to areas dealing
with language (Reading in the
Brain, Viking, 2009).
The team found that CRP did correlate
with variability of the fetal heart rate, which is influenced heavily by the nervous system, indicating that maternal inflammation was already beginning to
shape brain development.
Additionally, using leading - edge methods to look at
brain shape, the team showed that parts of these structures change more
with treatment, providing vital clues to how the connections in the
brain may be used to select for patients who will respond well to treatment.
Working
with mice, Reti and others have shown previously that within a few minutes of ECT, certain genes 3/4 notably including Narp 3/4 are turned on in the hippocampus, a small, seahorse -
shaped part of the
brain in the temporal lobe that helps regulate emotions.
It explains how relationships function and how parents
shape a child's developing self,
with emphasis on the idea that our emotional ties determine our mood, stabilize and maintain our health, and change the structure of our
brains.
For instance, when a person sees a clock, only a small number of neurons become active, enough to do pattern matching that draws upon the
brain's memory of a clock and compares it
with the object's basic features — its round
shape, the presence of numbers — to draw a conclusion that this thing is a clock.
The short - term working memory is stored
with the help of the messenger substances in a small group of ring -
shaped neurons in the ellipsoid body in the central
brain of Drosophila.
Chief among those insights are the Jans» discoveries on how neurons arise from their progenitors, acquire distinct identities and
shapes, and establish baroque circuits in the
brain and peripheral nervous system
with seeming ease.
I often get confused, despite my
brain being in great
shape, because most of these diets have actually come and gone for decades, only
with different names — low - carb, Paleo, caveman, ketogenic, etc..
You can be assured that your body is being nourished
with power - packed ingredients geared to keep blood sugars stable while fueling you
with the vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients you need to condition muscles, keep your
brain sharp and focused, empower your heart, and stay ship -
shape.
This seahorse -
shaped area is buried inside the temple on each side of the
brain and is part of the limbic system, a set of inner structures associated
with emotion and memory.
With my passion to conduct research on development and cognition, I decided to pursue research to learn about how our mind and
brain are
shaped by our experiences, particularly bilingualism.