Some studies report elevated levels of these metabolites in prefrontal and hippocampal voxels and global mental functioning has been associated with increased prefrontal absolute glutamate concentrations [29].
Therefore, although poorer mental functioning has been demonstrated in children at 18 36 months after IMD [ 26], our results do not suggest that psychiatric morbidity is permanently increased in the survivors at long-term follow-up.
How individuals deal with stress and how its affects their physical and mental functioning have been examined across the life span and in many domains, including health, work, family, parenting, school, peers, unemployment, aging, and nonnormative life events, like accidents, crime victimization, cultural upheaval, economic downturns, war, and relocation.
A standard definition of "impairment" is provided, and several dimensions such as "mental functions" have been expanded.
Qigong exercise has also been applied in two pilot studies for the treatment of chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome [ 32, 33], and desirable effects on symptoms and physical and mental functioning have been suggested in these studies.
A protective effect of mental activity on cognitive function has been consistently reported in both observational and interventional studies.
Imbalance in synaptic contact formation and function has been linked to psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, autism and mental retardation.
RAID function has been disabled.
Even where mechanistic explanations of brain function have been possible, they do not 'feel' like explanations of mental processes.
