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Researchers 'see' how the brain adapts to different situations using machi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a technique that uses artificial intelligence to visualise and monitor changes in the strength of synapses, the junctions that allow nerve cells in the brain to communicate with one another, in living animals. The method, which is detailed
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Researchers how bacteria use electricity to communicate
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bacteria use electricity to communicate and react to environmental cues, much like neurons do in human brains. To better understand antibiotic resistance, scientists have now found a mechanism to alter this electrical signalling in bacteria.
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Study finds voice, face recognition are linked to brain center
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study in which participants were asked to identify U.S. presidents, human brains use the same centre that lights up when the speaker's face is presented to recognise a famous voice.
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Study finds brains rely on sight to identify a voice
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A neuroscience study where participants were asked to identify U.S. presidents has found that to recognize a famous voice, human brains use the same center that lights up when the speaker's face is presented.
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Researchers discover Myelin determines energy management of inhibitory bra
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have shown that inhibitory brain cells in our brain manage energy differently from excitatory cells.
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Octopus and human brains have surprising similarity and here is why
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A study has shown that the evolution of cephalopods is associated with a dramatic expansion of their microRNA.
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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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IIT Madras launches high-tech research centre to map human brains
Updated : 3 years, 12 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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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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MIND diet linked to better cognitive performance: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): Aging takes a toll on the body and on the mind. For example, the tissue of ageing human brains sometimes develops abnormal clumps of proteins that are the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. How can you protect your brain from these effects?
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Researchers reveal how human brains know when something's different
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): In a study involving epilepsy patients, National Institutes of Health has discovered how a set of high-frequency brain waves may help us spot these kinds of differences between the past and the present.
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Artificial brains may need sleep too: Study
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 8 (ANI): No one can say whether androids will dream of electric sheep, but they will almost certainly need periods of rest that offer benefits similar to those that sleep provides to living brains, according to new research from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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