Power Of Smell: Odours Might Prompt Certain Brain Cells To Make Decisions, Says Research
The catalyst for the decision-making is the odour which travels up the nose sending neural signals to the olfactory bulb and the hippocampus. The two organs are closely connected. The information is swiftly processed and the brain makes a decision based on the input.
Feb 08, 2024, 15:19 PM IST
Brain's memory area might be associated with anxiety, depression
An area of the brain, commonly linked with memory and dementia, could also yield important clues about a range of mental health illnesses including addiction, anxiety and depression, a study has found.
Apr 16, 2018, 12:00 PM IST
Stopping exercise for 10 days decreases brain blood flow
It is already known that stopping exercise can result in loss of cardiovascular endurance and the researchers wanted to find out what impact does the cessation of exercise have on our brains.
Aug 30, 2016, 12:43 PM IST
Sleep deprivation may lead to memory loss
It has been proposed earlier that changes in the connectivity between synapses - structures that allow neurons to pass signals to each other - can affect memory.
Aug 25, 2016, 12:20 PM IST
Exploring memory decline in epileptics
Four studies, exploring memory decline in the people with epilepsy, have uncovered the biological factors that mediate memory loss.
Dec 06, 2015, 14:08 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
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 brain encodes memory of time and place
Neuroscientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a brain circuit that processes the “when” and “where” components of memory.
Sep 24, 2015, 16:35 PM IST
