Hypnosis offers new alternative for `awake brain surgery`
According to a new study, hypnosis may provide a new option for the 'awake surgery' for brain cancer patients.
Dec 29, 2015, 10:23 AM IST
Hepatitis C infection may increase Parkinson's risk
Hepatitis C, a liver infection caused by a virus, may increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a common degenerative brain disorder.
Dec 25, 2015, 00:15 AM IST
Brain-like computer chip developed by Chinese scientists
Scientists from China's Zhejiang province have developed a computer chip that works much like the brain, the media reported on Thursday.
Dec 24, 2015, 20:14 PM IST
How childhood concussions affect brain
The researchers emphasize the potential for lifelong academic and vocational consequences for kids who sustain concussions early in life.
Dec 21, 2015, 09:28 AM IST
Crucial brain chemical made from human stem cells
Serotonin affects emotions, sleep, anxiety, depression, appetite, pulse and breathing. It also plays a role in serious psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression.
Dec 16, 2015, 19:01 PM IST
Here's how human brain can handle so much data
Researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist from Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered how humans can categorise data using less than one percent of the original information
Dec 16, 2015, 16:35 PM IST
Brain's fear centre also evokes kindness
Such a link could have implications for people with autism, schizophrenia or anxiety-related disorders.
Dec 15, 2015, 16:23 PM IST
Coffee makes subtle changes in your brain
With low levels of caffeine, the connection between the somatosensory motor network and higher vision grew tighter.
Dec 13, 2015, 15:50 PM IST
Did you hear it? Our vision and hearing is not very reliable
Our vision and hearing are not as reliable as we might think, the study by life scientists at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) said.
Dec 11, 2015, 13:16 PM IST
Three-decade old pesticide in milk linked with Parkinson's
A pesticide used prior to the early 1980s and found in milk at that time may be associated with signs of Parkinson's disease in the brain, researchers reveal.
Dec 10, 2015, 11:58 AM IST
Lack of sleep can make your emotions go haywire
This is a bad news for adults who get less than six hours of sleep in night.
Dec 09, 2015, 14:06 PM IST
Screen time can turn your baby into late bloomer
In a world where "screen time" is becoming simply "time," a new research has revealed that screen-based activities can't replace personal interactions.
Dec 08, 2015, 13:18 PM IST
Designer dopamine neurons to treat Parkinson's
In a first, a team involved in Parkinson's disease research at the University at Buffalo (UB) has developed a way to ramp up the conversion of skin cells into dopamine neurons which are normally hidden in the brain.
Dec 07, 2015, 19:17 PM IST
Rely on aerobics for healthy brain function: Study
Young adults who have greater aerobic fitness also have greater volume of their entorhinal cortex, an area of the brain responsible for memory, research showed.
Dec 03, 2015, 17:51 PM IST
Lack of parental care affects brain development
Children who are left without direct parental care for extended periods of time show larger gray matter volumes in the brain and may also show delay in brain development, according to a new study.
Nov 30, 2015, 18:53 PM IST
How cocaine use changes the brain decoded
These effects lasted up to five days and raise the possibility that dopamine-producing neurons can be changed so that they respond differently to stimuli.
Nov 30, 2015, 16:49 PM IST
High-fat diet also bad for brain
New YorkA high-fat diet also appears to prompt normally bustling immune cells in our brain to become sedentary and start consuming the connections between our neurons, a new study has found.
Nov 30, 2015, 00:12 AM IST
Gut bacteria signal to brain when you are full
Gut bacteria may signal to your brain when you are full
Nov 25, 2015, 16:59 PM IST
Your sense of taste is hardwired in brain
Most people think that we perceive the five basic tastes -- sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami (savoury) - with our tongue.
Nov 23, 2015, 13:20 PM IST
More grey matter mass may be secret to happiness
The secret to happiness may lie in having more grey matter mass in a region of the brain called precuneus, a new study suggests.
Nov 22, 2015, 20:19 PM IST
