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Brain scans reveal hidden shape of thinking, predict students' learning be
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Neuroscientists have documented a link between spatial and verbal reasoning by scanning students' brains while taking a course that emphasized spatial learning.
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AI algorithm that recognizes anomalies in brain may help treat epilepsy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 12 (ANI): An multinational research team led by UCL has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) programme that can identify minute brain anomalies that lead to epileptic seizures.
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Study describes how COVID-19 damages the brain
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): A study shows how SARS-COV-2 infects brain cells called astrocytes, causing structural changes in the brain. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can cause brain alterations and neurocognitive dysfunction, particularly in long COVID-19 syndrome, but the underlying mech
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Study explores why thinking hard makes you feel tired
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): Researchers have found new evidence to explain the reason why people feel mentally exhausted, as opposed to drowsy, from intense thinking.
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Study reveals how human brains learn patterns over time
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): Human brains learn patterns over time without our knowledge. A new understanding of how this works could benefit learning and other cognitive functions, suggests a recent study.
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Female monkeys live longer with female pals: Research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): Anthropology professors and field primatologists have documented the daily life of hundreds of large-brained capuchin monkeys in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. They have found that female capuchin monkeys who are better integrated into social networks with other ad
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Study reveals role for cell 'antennae' in managing dopamine signals in bra
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): A historically overlooked rod-like projection present on nearly every cell type in the human body may finally be getting its scientific due: A new study has found that these appendages, called cilia, on neurons in the brain have a key role in ensuring a spec
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Ageing neutralizes sex differences in the brain: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Linkoping [Sweden], August 10 (ANI): Fruit flies' brains become desexualized as they get older, both male and female. Both sexes experience age-related changes, but the male brain becomes more feminized to a larger extent than the female brain becomes masculine. A study conducted by a res
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Pathway to curb spread of brain cancer identified by researchers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): A molecular pathway responsible for the spread of glioblastoma to surrounding tissue in the brain, as well as an existing drug that curbed tumour growth in animal models, has been identified by UT Southwestern.
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New injectable gel holds promise for tough-to-treat brain tumours
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Wisconsin [US], August 9 (ANI): Like the toughest weed, Glioblastoma almost always returns, typically months after the patient's initial brain tumour is surgically removed. Because of this, the survival rates for this cancer are only 25% after one year and drop to 5% after five years.
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Do you know sometimes stress could be good for brain functioning? Study su
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Georgia [US], August 7 (ANI): The upcoming deadline that is stressing you out at work may really be beneficial to your brain, even if it feels like an anvil is hovering over your head, revealed recent research from the Youth Development Institute at the University of Georgia.
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Study identifies distinct neural pattern of aggressiveness in intimate par
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): In a recent study, functional magnetic resonance imaging was utilized to track 51 male-female romantic partners' brain activity as they encountered real-time intimate partner hostility.
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