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Brain study reveals predictive mechanism behind focus and hearing
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
When people focus on a task, the brain doesn't just listen differently -- it listens smarter. A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that the auditory cortex, one of the brain's main sound-processing centers, changes how it operates during active engagement, synchronizing
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Army, Manipur Police conduct search operations, recover arms, and explosiv
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The operation led to the recovery of a substantial cache of arms, including a 5.5 feet rocket, 9 mm SMG Carbines, a large size mortar, two medium-sized mortars, 4 mortar bombs, two pistols with magazines, 9 live ammunition rounds, a single Barrel rifle, 17-meter cortex, 9-meter-long fuse
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Common anesthetic in low doses can improve symptoms of depression: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study published in Molecular Psychiatry found that low doses of ketamine, a common anaesthetic, can restore social deficits by restoring function in the anterior insular cortex.
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Researchers find common anesthetic can improve social symptoms of depressi
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Researchers used a mouse model of depression to show that one type of ketamine (a common anaesthetic) in low doses can improve social impairments by restoring function in a specific brain region known as the anterior insular cortex.
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Study unearths new coding mechanism that transfers information from percep
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Neuroscientists have long been perplexed by how the brain encodes information pertaining to our memories which are rich in detail as we can vividly recall the colour of our home, the layout of our kitchen, or the front of our favourite cafe
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Do you know what happens in brain while daydreaming?
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A study led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming.
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Study investigates what happens in brain when daydreaming
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A mouse study published in Nature has taken a team led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming.
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Children's brains are altered by the time they spent on electronic devices
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The study discovered that screen usage causes alterations in the pre-frontal cortex of the brain, which is the foundation of executive skills including working memory and the ability to plan or respond flexibly to situations.
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Study shows brain connectivity is disrupted in schizophrenia
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental condition marked by psychosis, is thought to be caused by the disorganisation of brain connections and functional integration. A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging by Elsevier discovers variations in fu
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New study could help understand neural underpinnings of schizophrenia
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental condition marked by psychosis, is thought to be caused by the disorganisation of brain connections and functional integration
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Research reveals brain connectivity is disrupted in schizophrenia
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental illness characterised by psychosis, is hypothesised to result from disorganisation in brain connections and functional integration. A recent study published by Elsevier in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging finds changes in func
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Thalamus regulates adult brain plasticity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists discovered that the thalamus, which acts as a relay station for incoming sensory and motor information, plays an unexpected role in this process. The cortex is commonly regarded to have a significant part in the adult brain's ability to adapt.
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