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Study on brain's response to perceived threats useful for treatment of pos
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): A new study measures changes in the human brain's response to a perceived threat following non-invasive stimulation of the nervous system via the vagus nerve. The results have implications for the development of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PT
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Study: Normal human brain temperature varies much more than previously tho
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): A new study links a daily cycle in brain temperature with survival after traumatic brain injury.
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Study provides new insight into brain complexity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The way to a deeper insight into the complexity of the human brain, one of the largest and most sophisticated organs in the human body, has been paved by a recent study by the Complexity Science Hub (CSH).
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KnowDis and IIT Delhi collaboration to accelerate drug discovery using AI
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI/PNN): The Machine Learning team at KnowDis & IIT-Delhi's Department of Chemical Engineering have joined hands to solve a critical problem of drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. This collaborat
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Study finds distant brain regions are wired by few connections
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): An approach by researchers at the University of California shows that despite the functional importance of connections between far-reaching regions of the brain, the actual number of these connections is low.
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IIT Madras launches high-tech research centre to map human brains
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 19 (ANI): With the aim to map human brains at the cellular level, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras launched a state-of-the-art research centre on Saturday.
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Study identifies neurons in brains that react when they hear 'singing'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 27 (ANI): Doesn't our mind feel at ease when we hear soothing songs, and at other times, feels like dancing when hearing a heart-pumping number? Does the brain react differently to different types of songs? In a first, MIT neuroscientists have identified a popula
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Brain of cosmonauts adapt to long-term space missions by getting 'rewired'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Paris [France], February 22 (ANI): The human brain is dynamic as it can change and adapt in structure and function throughout life. As human exploration of space reaches new horizons every year, understanding the effects of spaceflight on human brains is crucial. Previous studies have shown
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Genetically informed atlases in brain reveal new landscapes about its stru
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
California [US], February 8 (ANI): A locus in genetics indicates the physical location of a gene or variant on a chromosome. The plural for it is loci. Now, an international team of scientists has used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci.
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Perception study might elaborate promising depression therapy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Madison [US], February 5 (ANI): A team of researchers have explained that the human brain appears to build a working model supported by predictions constantly checked and rechecked against the sights and sounds it already expects.
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New study finds if bacteria confound genetic switch
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): For decades, a small group of medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. Many have studied it in bacteria and now some have seen signs of it in, plants, flies, and even human brain tumours. Accord
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Study finds new genetic clues on multiple sclerosis risk
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): A team of researchers has found that a cell type in the central nervous system known as oligodendrocytes might have a different role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) than previously thought.
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