Zack Lynch, whose Neurotechnology Industry Organization represents 50 smaller companies pursuing treatments for brain disorders, worries that if the downturn continues, "we may lose an entire generation of potential brain drugs" as companies vanish.
This gives us a potential brain mechanism for understanding why older and younger adults process facial cues about trust differently.
One possible explanation, the researchers write, is that machines keeping the heart beating are being removed earlier, which would turn a potential brain death donation into a "less desirable" cardiac death donation.
Just last week, for example, the Supreme Soviet further delayed action on an emigration bill, this time citing concerns over a potential "brain-drain" and adverse budgetary implications arising from the 10-20 billion ruble cost to print new passports and customs forms which would be needed to implement the new law.
Dr Pat Levitt, a neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania said the artificial brain had "really significant potential".
As brain imaging technology has advanced, so too has our understanding of how our brain processes information, assesses potential risks and makes decisions.
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When traveling, Kriegsfield suggests allowing one day of rest per time zone crossed in order to get your brain back to its full potential.
Durkin said there are several steps the defense can take: Hire top-notch investigators, look for possible psychiatric issues or brain damage and scour for potential vulnerabilities in how the government collected evidence.
In the works, though, is something much more exciting: The use of topiramate, an anti-convulsive drug, which shows potential to correct brain chemical imbalances that trigger the cycle of craving and reward.
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He is unlikely to suffer brain damage, but there is the potential for nerve damage.
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In one case, you are approaching the brain as if it had great untapped potential.
The endless restructurings and mergers have definitely distracted many companies, and created a big brain drain, but the underlying intrinsic productivity potential of many of these groups has gone up, not down, from what I can tell.
And those signs of potential reward will increase activation in the brain's reward area, which will make you take more financial risks.
Its goal is to create pills that unlock the potential of stem cells already situated inside the brain, skin, and bone marrow.
The study was praised as offering "an important insight into potential effects of cell phone radiation on the human brain" by Renee Sharp, director of the Environmental Working Group California office.
In the brain, the signals travelling through the synapses rely on action potential, which is the electrical energy created by the difference in concentrations of charged atoms (ions) on the inside and outside of neuron, which move back and forth through ion channels.
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This potential inconsistency leads to the question: are not all brain injuries sustained by athletes the same?
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Those groups argue that the treatment and the potential side effects -- such as memory loss and brain damage -- are serious enough to merit a thorough review.
Potential side effects can include fits, memory loss, potentially fatal heart problems and brain damage.
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Areas for potential research include a search for genetic markers which could reveal a susceptibility to particular types of brain trauma, as well as developing more defined and consistent management and treatment protocols.
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