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New research explores how cues in environment can trigger planned movement
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Florida [US], March 20 (ANI): Scientists from Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience has found a brain circuit that triggers the execution of planned movement.
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New research finds brain circuit that triggers execution of planned moveme
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Florida [US], March 16 (ANI): Research led by scientists at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience has found how cues in our environment can trigger planned movement.
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Walling off or 'bunkering' retina can save eyesight, suggests study
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Connecticut [US], March 8 (ANI): The retina is a layer of photoreceptors cells and glial cells within the eye that captures incoming photons and transmits them along neuronal pathways as both electrical and chemical signals for the brain to perceive a visual picture. Chronically stressing th
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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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India emerged as winner in COVID management, showcased rise of human spiri
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Highlighting the nation's fight against COVID and efforts to become self-reliant in vaccination, Dr Padma Srivastava, Head, Department of Neurology and Neurosciences Centre, AIIMS on Wednesday said India has emerged as a winner in COVID management and
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Glaucoma's underlying mechanisms identified by research
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Montreal [Canada], February 12 (ANI): Reduced blood flow and impaired neurovascular coupling are well-known features of glaucoma. The mechanisms underlying these abnormalities have now been unveiled during recent research by a team led by Adriana Di Polo, professor of neuroscience and ophtha
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Study finds new clues on how brain links pain and food
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New York [US], February 12 (ANI): The association between food and pain, has been known for a long time, as people with chronic pain often struggle with their weight. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience may have found an explanation in a new study.
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Research identifies mechanisms underlying glaucoma
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Montreal [Canada], February 10 (ANI): Glaucoma is the non-curable blindness that affected 80 million people worldwide in 2020. Reduced blood flow and impaired neurovascular coupling are well-known features of glaucoma. The mechanisms underlying these abnormalities have now been unveiled, tha
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Research suggests virtual reality 'shopping task' can help reduce cognitiv
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [England], January 29 (ANI): Virtual reality games and tests are known to help children improve cognitive skills, but what about adults? New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, has made some interesting discoveries
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Aafia Siddiqui aka 'Lady al-Qaida': The prisoner at the center of Texas ho
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving more than 80-years sentence in the US, has once again come to the limelight after her release was sought by the British hostage-taker at a Texas synagogue last week.
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Study finds hydroxychloroquine delays disability for least treatable form
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Calgary [Canada], January 17 (ANI): A University of Calgary study has found promising results for the generic drug hydroxychloroquine when used to treat the evolution of disability of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), the least treatable form of the autoimmune disease.
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Texas hostage-taking draws attention to Pak neuroscientist imprisoned in U
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving more than 80-years sentence in the US, has once again come to the limelight after her release was sought by the British hostage-taker at a Texas synagogue last week.
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