Poor Inaudible Audio Makes Brain Work 35% Harder To Understand Lyrics And Information
A recent research found that poor audio quality causes our brains to work harder to process information. Here are some shocking revelations, read on.
Aug 21, 2023, 14:58 PM IST
Scientists learning about memory storage during sleep
A new study looks deep inside the brain, where previous learning was reactivated during sleep, resulting in improved memory.
Oct 25, 2022, 22:57 PM IST
Predisposition to mental illness can make your brain activity different while sleeping says study
Young people living with a genetic alteration that increases the risk of psychiatric disorders have markedly different brain activity during sleep caused by gene deletion.
Sep 03, 2022, 22:59 PM IST
Know how brain activity evolves fear into anxiety
The researchers compared behavior and brain activity in normal versus SERT-KO to identify the neural correlates of anxiety.
Jul 11, 2020, 17:17 PM IST
Parenting stress weakens mother-child communication
Excessive parenting stress can block maternal sensitivity, lead to reactions that punish the child
Aug 30, 2019, 16:53 PM IST
Women have more active brains than men: Study
A total of 128 brain regions were analysed for subjects at baseline and while performing a concentration task.
Aug 08, 2017, 20:26 PM IST
Life after death? Patient's brain continues to function 10 minutes after death, baffling scientists!
The study was conducted with an aim to learn how a human body responds when taken off life support, which would further help answer questions regarding organ donation.
Mar 12, 2017, 20:35 PM IST
Exercise may boost brain activity, memory in elderly
Older adults who exercised showed good cardiac fitness levels which improved their memory performance and increased brain activity patterns compared to their low fit peers.
Jan 15, 2017, 18:32 PM IST
Brains' ability to process sound may help diagnose concussions
Our brains' ability to process sound can act as a biological marker for traumatic brain injury while taking away the ambiguity and controversy out of diagnosing concussions and tracking recovery.
Dec 23, 2016, 20:52 PM IST
Manipulating brain activity can boost confidence: Study
Self-confidence is an essential quality to succeed in the world, such as in business environments, politics or many other aspects of our everyday life, researchers said.
Dec 17, 2016, 19:00 PM IST
Google Glass-type device to soon read your brain
Using Google Glass, a team of researchers is developing a `smart` portable system that will use functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to measure a person`s brain activity on the go.
Aug 12, 2016, 14:39 PM IST
Here's how animals find their way in the dark
The study conducted in larval zebrafish, the team analysed the relationship between spontaneous brain activity and spontaneous behaviour.
Mar 24, 2016, 14:21 PM IST
How to expand brain awareness and hack experiences!
There have been innumerable debates on the human brain and its role – and the existence of 'consciousness' as an independent element.
Jan 07, 2016, 12:22 PM IST
Therapy linked to brain activity in personality disorder
According to researchers, these findings suggest that TFP may potentially facilitate symptom improvement in BPD.
Dec 13, 2015, 16:01 PM IST
What triggers desire in women to pop 'female Viagra'
In trying to understand how "female Viagra" will affect the brain of women users, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that when brain metabolism dipped in monkeys during tests, desire went up in them for popping "female Viagra".
Dec 11, 2015, 16:38 PM IST
Chronic fatigue linked to abnormal brain connectivity at rest
The researchers used two methods: comparing data on resting-state brain networks; and analyzing cerebral blood flow in selected brain regions.
Nov 01, 2015, 10:01 AM IST
Exercise may help preserve mental sharpness in oldies
A new study has revealed about the connection between fitness level, brain activity and executive function in older adults.
Sep 12, 2015, 11:50 AM IST
Smartphone touchscreen use leads to greater brain activity
More touchscreen use in the recent past translates directly into greater brain activity when the thumbs and other fingertips are touched, researchers found.
Dec 24, 2014, 13:39 PM IST
