Word: inhibitions
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...what did you do in China? Oh, I stayed in a hotel room and watched CNN.” I mean, that’s horrible. But I mean, traveling is also a wonderful part of going around and performing.' While it would be easy to let his nerves inhibit his performance, Jackiw chooses to channel his adrenaline into excitement. 'I think the most important thing is to try to make your listener feel something, and make them interested in what you’re doing. Of course, you practice hours and hours preparing for it. But when you?...
...Furthermore, spillover creates another problem. Younger brains are still developing and thus at higher risk from alcohol. Drinking from an early age can even inhibit the brain’s neurological defense against alcoholism. Unsurprisingly, then, those who start drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to display symptoms of that disease. Self-selection probably plays a role in that result, but it is better to spare high school freshmen from potential danger...
...with existing research on the brain and blood chemistry of people with thrill-seeking personalities or certain emotional disorders. Their findings support the estimate that about 40% of the high-thrill temperament is learned and 60% inherited, with telltale differences in such relevant brain chemicals as serotonin, which helps inhibit impulsive behavior and may be in short supply in people with high-wire personalities...
...physicians. It found that men who ate fish five or more times a week had a 40% lower risk of developing colorectal cancer than men who ate it less than once a week. I've long believed that the omega-3 fatty acids in oily fish inhibit the COX-2 enzyme that increases both inflammation and cell proliferation...
...predictable regions, but activity in the anorexics' brains was much more limited. Specifically, the areas involved in visual perception and emotional processing stayed out of play. Because the anorexic patient can scarcely bear to look at herself, Sachdev theorizes, "I think what the brain is trying to do is inhibit the level of processing. It will then distort [the self-image] so what the patient sees is based on preconception rather than on what is really being looked...