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59-yr-old brain-dead man saves five lives through organ donation at AIIMS
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A 59-year-brain-dead man, who suffered fatal injuries in a road accident, has donated his organs at AIIMS, Delhi and saved the lives of five people after his family gave consent. The man donated a liver, kidneys, heart, and corneas.
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Study reveals surge of activity linked to consciousness in dying brain
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Near-death experience accounts that include stories of white light, visitation from deceased loved ones, hearing voices, among other characteristics, grab our imagination and are ingrained in our culture.
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Brain activity decoder may reveal stories in people's minds: Research
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A semantic decoder, a novel artificial intelligence system, can convert a person's brain activity while listening to a story or quietly imagining telling a story into a continuous stream of text. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin created a technology that might help patients w
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Structured exploration enables biological brains to learn more quickly tha
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Neuroscientists have discovered how exploratory behaviour helps animals learn their spatial surroundings more efficiently. Their findings might help in the development of better AI agents that can learn faster and with less experience.
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Researchers identify anatomical changes in brains after patients sight is
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Neuroscientists for many decades assumed that the brain could learn to make sense of visual input during a critical time that ended around the age of 6 or 7.
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Study reveals how common treatment for brain injury not effective for som
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According to a new study, therapeutic hypothermia, the sole evidence-based treatment for neonates born with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) at or after 36 weeks, is ineffective for lowering death or moderate/severe damage in newborns born between 33 and 35 weeks.
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Dogs brain-wave readings during sleep linked with indicators of cognitive
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Dogs with dementia experience the same sleep interruptions as people with dementia. North Carolina State University researchers used electroencephalography, or EEGs, on senior dogs to see if brain-wave readings during sleep linked with indicators of cognitive deterioration. They discovered t
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Researchers find impact of environment on neurocognitive outcomes
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researched the effect of their environment to acquire a better grasp of the disparities between juvenile cancer patients when it comes to the effects of radiation therapy on cognition. Their research found that children who grew up in suppo
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New study investigates importance of sleep disturbance in dogs with dement
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Dogs with dementia have the same sleep disturbances as individuals with dementia. Researchers from North Carolina State University utilised electroencephalography, or EEGs, on elderly dogs to examine if brain-wave readings during sleep were associated with markers of cognitive deterioration.
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Study: Walking leashed dog connected to increased risk of traumatic brain
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The findings of Johns Hopkins University researchers, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) were the second most common injury among individuals treated in U.S. emergency departments for injuries related to walking a leashed dog from 2001 to 2020.
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Study: Musical ability makes adults better listeners by keeping brain youn
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The global population is ageing at an unprecedented rate. Ageing can produce a variety of cognitive impairments, imposing a tremendous strain on families and society. As a result, it is vital to devise effective techniques to promote good ageing.
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How brain cells are starved of energy in autophagy dysfunction: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to new research, neurodegeneration in brain cells may occur when the normal cellular cleansing mechanism failed owing to declining levels of a coenzyme related to niacin and deprives cells of energy.
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