The phrase "alterations in the brain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing changes or modifications in brain structure or function, often in relation to psychology, neuroscience, or medical conditions.
Example: "Research has shown that prolonged stress can lead to significant alterations in the brain, affecting memory and emotional regulation."
Alternatives: "changes in the brain" or "modifications in the brain".
A review of structural alterations in the brain associated with meditation.
Our results suggest that meditation can produce experience-based structural alterations in the brain.
Goodman, J. C. et al. Extracellular lactate and glucose alterations in the brain after head injury measured by microdialysis.
However, the mechanisms underlying pathological alterations in the brain transcriptome are incompletely understood.
Fluoride and aluminium have been reported to cause severe alterations in the brain.
Epileptogenesis describes alterations in the brain that eventually result in recurrent seizures.
It remains unclear whether these effects are the result of permanent neurotoxic damage or just temporary reversible alterations in the brain.
The Barcelona experts, in discussing the addiction mechanisms, noted, "Long-term administration of addictive drugs produces alterations in the brain that increase vulnerability to relapse and facilitate craving even months or years after successful detoxification".
In some people, neurotransmitters other than serotonin may be involved; in yet others, there may be alterations in the brain caused by biological factors that are not neurotransmitters; in yet others, there may be no identifiable chemical or biological factors at all.
Although the results of a number of histopathological studies have unequivocally shown that epileptic seizures are frequently associated with neurodegenerative mechanisms or other alterations in the brain structure, as it is not possible to carry out longitudinal studies the interpretation of these observations remains speculative.
This study was designed to investigate: a) the effects of stressful handling of pigs at the slaughterhouse on the neurotransmitter profile in four brain areas: amygdala, prefrontal cortex (PFC), hippocampus and hypothalamus, and b) whether the alterations in the brain NT profile after stressful handling were associated with fear, determined by the tonic immobility (TI) test.
