How brain can enhance neuron connections
When the brain forms memories or learns a new task, it encodes the new information by tuning connections between neurons. Now, neuroscientists have discovered a novel mechanism that contributes to the strengthening of these connections, called synapses.
Nov 22, 2015, 18:34 PM IST
New app can help oldies live better
A team of researchers has come up a new app that can help oldies live better.
Nov 21, 2015, 12:10 PM IST
How weight-loss surgery reduces sugar craving
Weight loss surgery curbs sugar craving by acting on the brain's reward system, a new study has found.
Nov 20, 2015, 14:26 PM IST
Human brain decodes basic language like monkeys
Researchers reveals that recognising the basic structure of language is not unique to the human brain.
Nov 18, 2015, 12:56 PM IST
Environment has extensively shaped human brain
These findings could also have important implications regarding human susceptibility to degenerative diseases.
Nov 17, 2015, 15:32 PM IST
Blood-brain barrier breached for first time to treat cancer
Once the barrier was opened, the chemotherapy flowed through and deposited into the targeted regions.
Nov 15, 2015, 13:39 PM IST
Rare interventional procedure in the brain performed
A 50-year-old man was treated for a rare problem of abnormal connection between an artery supplying blood to brain and vein in the base of brain, which commonly occur after an accident.
Nov 03, 2015, 22:59 PM IST
Five simple tips for reducing forgetfulness!
Here are a few tips that can help sharpen your memory and reduce forgetfulness.
Nov 02, 2015, 22:17 PM IST
'Understanding the brain can bring global recognition for India'
It is believed that understanding the human brain is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century.
Oct 31, 2015, 15:36 PM IST
Male and female brains work the same way: Study
The team examined findings from 76 published papers, involving more than 6,000 healthy individuals.
Oct 30, 2015, 14:36 PM IST
Pain threshold rises with altered brain chemistry
The number of opiate receptors in the brain, critical in the modulation of pain behaviour, increase to combat severe pain in arthritis sufferers, according to a study.
Oct 25, 2015, 15:23 PM IST
Our memories reside in specific brain cells: MIT researchers
The researchers used optogenetics to show that memories really do reside in very specific brain cells, and that simply activating a tiny fraction of brain cells can recall an entire memory.
Oct 25, 2015, 00:19 AM IST
How our brains multitask
A new research helps explain how the brain pays attention to what are important and how neural circuits may be 'broken' in attention-deficit disorders.
Oct 22, 2015, 15:34 PM IST
Mathematical method shows structure in brain neural activity
The traditional methods used by researchers to analyse the relationship between the activities of neurons were adopted from physics.
Oct 20, 2015, 15:58 PM IST
High-fat diet can make you depressed
A diet high in fat content can lead to anxiety and depression by causing measurable changes in the brain, researchers report.
Oct 20, 2015, 12:03 PM IST
Smokers at greater risk of codeine addiction
A new research has revealed that nicotine gives brain more codeine relief, putting smokers at a higher risk for addiction.
Oct 17, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
Reward and daytime nap boost memory
Giving children rewards and allowing them a short nap after a period of learning can significantly boost their ability to remember new facts and skills for a long period, new research suggests.
Oct 17, 2015, 14:20 PM IST
Scientists create artificial 'skin' that could feel sensation
This is the first time a flexible, skin-like material has been able to detect pressure and also transmit a signal to a component of the nervous system.
Oct 16, 2015, 08:43 AM IST
Magnetic energy can affect brain's perception of God
Our belief in God and prejudice towards immigrants can be reduced by directing magnetic energy into a specific region of the brain, researchers have found.
Oct 14, 2015, 19:35 PM IST
