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Study explores how humans experience pain of others
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The pain of others is directly mapped onto neurons in the insula which is a brain region critical for our own emotions, finds a new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience recorded from neurons of human patients.
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Study finds new ways to improve memory in older people
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Over a 10-year period, the researchers discovered that people who utilize snap aged cognitively around two years less slowly than others who didn't.
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Neuroscientists look deep into the eyes of the octopus: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
By studying the visual system of an octopus, researchers hope to understand how its brain organization compares to that of humans and other vertebrates. Their results could provide insight into the evolution of visual systems across species.
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Researchers reveal how wrist band camera captures entire body in 3D
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Study revealed how wearable functions to track the full body pose with a single camera.
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Immune molecule's complex role in Huntington's disease: Study
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More than a decade before people with Huntington's disease show symptoms, they can exhibit abnormally high levels of an immune-system molecule called interleukin-6 (IL-6), which has led many researchers to suspect IL-6 of promoting the eventual neurological devastation associated with the ge
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Researchers suggest gene therapy to treat neurological disorders
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Excessive activity of a limited number of brain cells causes several brain illnesses, including epilepsy. These diseases frequently do not react well to drug treatment, owing to the fact that drug influence the entire brain. A recent study revealed gene therapy to for neurological disorder.
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Researchers explain how some fireflies flash in sync
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Stake out in Pennsylvania's Cook State Forest at the right time of year and you can see one of nature's great light shows: swarms of fireflies that synchronize their flashes like strings of Christmas lights in the dark.
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Study finds actors suppress their sense of self while playing new characte
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The research, published in Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, suggests that when actors take on a new character, they may be able to suppress their everyday self - implying that theatre training may have a big impact on the fundamental mechanisms of the human brain.
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Study: Crossword puzzles show greater cognitive improvement than computer
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The study found the benefits of crossword puzzles in improving memory functioning in older adults.
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Study reveals why brain cells are needed for fever
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The body's response to infection or inflammation is fever, which also serves as a defence mechanism against things like viruses and bacteria. The body releases molecules called cytokines into the bloodstream when it is infected or inflammatory. The blood-brain barrier, a system of microscopi
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Researchers discover amygdale in brain is reason behind overeating
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 20 (ANI): Fear is controlled by the amygdala, a part of the brain. Researchers have shown that the amygdala is also responsible for overeating. Professor Bo Li of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) uncovered a set of neurons in the amygdala that causes mice to devour
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Study reveals how serotonin helps to improve mental health
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Ithaca (New York) [US], October 14 (ANI): Anxiety and depression have been rising globally for decades, a tendency that has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study revealed how researchers found new treatments to help alleviate this worldwide mental health burden.
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