Brain disorders

World Brain Day 2023: 5 Food To Eat And To Avoid For Sharper Memory, Better Focus And Brain Health

Nutrition plays a crucial role in every aspect of health, including the development and function of the brain. Here is a list of foods that you must eat and avoid to keep your brain healthy and memory sharp.

Jul 22, 2023, 10:35 AM IST

Chemicals linked to brain disorders in children

Numerous, common chemicals can interfere with normal thyroid hormone actions, which are essential for normal brain development in foetuses and young children, they say.

Mar 26, 2018, 17:57 PM IST

Brain training may help prevent dyslexia

In previous work, researchers found that children with dyslexia show a weak synchronisation with low frequency bands, and therefore, a poor activation of the regions related to language processing.

Mar 08, 2018, 12:15 PM IST

World Epilepsy Day: All you need to know about the disease

Epilepsy, a chronic non-communicable condition, is a brain disorder that can affect a person of any age.  

Feb 09, 2018, 18:02 PM IST

Visual system alterations may signal onset of Parkinson's

 Experiencing changes in the visual system such as an inability to perceive colours may act as important biomarkers for the early detection and monitoring of Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.

Jul 12, 2017, 00:33 AM IST

Donate your brains, scientists appeal to people

In recent years, researchers have made links between the shape of the brain and mental and neurological disorders.

Feb 17, 2017, 13:57 PM IST

Artificial stimulation can help fight brain disorders

Scientists know that stimulating the brain via electricity or other means may help ease the symptoms of various neurological and psychiatric disorders like epilepsy and depression.

Sep 28, 2016, 00:32 AM IST

Environmental toxins can cause brain disorders in children, suggest experts

Scientists and experts from various fields have for the first time come together to support a link between exposures to toxic chemicals in air, water, food and everyday products and children's risks for neuro-developmental disorders.

Jul 02, 2016, 17:40 PM IST

Scientists replicate folding human brain in 3D in lab

Understanding how the brain folds could help unlock its inner workings and unravel brain-related disorders as function often follows form.

Feb 02, 2016, 14:11 PM IST

Schizophrenia symptoms may vary as per brain features

 Researchers employed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called "diffusion tensor imaging" on 36 healthy participants and 47 schizophrenic participants.

Feb 01, 2016, 16:08 PM IST