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Study explains how does our brain process and store movement
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): According to a study conducted by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, computation occurs in the brain at the single-neuron level, not just in the interaction between neurons, but also within each individual neuron. Each of these cells, it turns out, i
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Study: How does our brain process and store movement?
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): According to a study by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, the brain at a single-neuron level is found that computation happens not just in the interaction between neurons, but within each individual neuron. Each of these cells, it turns out, is not
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Loss of neurons makes Alzheimer's patients drowsy: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
San Francisco (California) [US], April 5 (ANI): According to a recent study, the drowsiness that many Alzheimer's patients experience are caused not by a lack of sleep, but rather by the degeneration of a type of neuron that keeps us awake. It also confirmed that the tau protein is behind th
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Scientists identify neurons in brain that drive competition
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): New research has identified neurons in the brain that influence competitive interactions between individuals.
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Study finds men and women process pain signal differently
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): Researchers have found that neurons in the spinal cord process pain signals differently in women compared to men.
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Study finds neurons responsible for encoding outcomes of actions
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], March 26 (ANI): A new study led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that a group of neurons in the brain's striatum encodes information about the potential outcomes of different decisions.
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Study suggests pain signals are processed differently in men and women
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): A new study shows for the first time that neurons in the spinal cord process pain signals differently in women compared to men.
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Scientists identity gene that could prevent Parkinson's disease
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Geneva have identified a key protein in flies, and also in mice, which plays a protective role against Parkinson's disease and could be a new therapeutic target.
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Study finds how worms make decisions
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): Like humans, animals also make complex decisions in life. But have you ever wondered about their process? New research from the Salk Institute in the US has investigated how worms with only 302 neurons navigate complex decision-making.
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Study examines how brain makes memories
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], March 8 (ANI): In a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have discovered two types of brain cells that play a key role in dividing continuous human experience into distinct segments that can be recalled later. The discovery provides new promise as a path towa
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Gene that allows humans to feel touch plays role in sense of smell: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Texas [US], February 28 (ANI): The gene that makes us get drawn to the wonderful smell of rose is also responsible for the sense of prick we feel when we accidentally touch the thorns. Researchers from SMU (Southern Methodist University) have determined that a gene linked to feeling touch ma
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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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