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MIT STUDY ON BRAIN CIRCUITS
A study says brain circuits can change roles: Here’s how you can remember a shopping list, directions and prices at the same timeAn MIT study found that some brain circuits in mice could remember a sound, then switch to holding an action plan.The finding offers a clue...- A study says multitasking has a hidden problem: How does your brain decide what matters?A University of Chicago study suggests multitasking becomes harder when your brain is unsure which information matters.Irrelevant details c...
- A study says faster reactions can come with fuzzier memories: What happens when your brain knows what to expectYour brain can prepare for familiar events before they happen.A University of Sydney study found that expected events prompted faster react...
- Margaret Hamilton, whose software guided Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, dies at 90Margaret Hamilton, known for her software work on the Apollo 11 mission, died at the age of 90. She led the software engineering team at MI...
- A study says staring into space does not mean your brain has switched off: Your quiet thoughts leave cluesA 2026 study published in Nature Human Behaviour offers a closer look at what happens during those quiet moments. Researchers found that th...
- A study says your brain shifts attention when plans change: How it chooses what matters nextA University of Iowa study looked at how the brain makes decisions when familiar rules no longer provide clear answers. Researchers found t...
- How a single-celled alga helped scientists control brain cells with light — the discovery behind the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine: Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel discovered channelrhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein in single-celled algae....
- The Nobel-winning breakthrough that turned light into a remote control for the brain, allowing scientists to switch neurons on and offOptogenetics, a groundbreaking technique, enables researchers to control specific neurons using light, providing insights into brain functi...
- Who is Nobel winner Karl Deisseroth? And all about optogenetics that could restore sight in visually impaired peopleThe 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their groundbreakin...
- Nobel Prize Medicine 2026: Scientists found a 'light switch' inside algae & turned it into a tool to control brain cells; what this discovery meansNobel Prize Medicine 2026: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nag...
- Science says people who use non dominant hand to brush teeth, have found a way to exercise brain and improve creativity that costs nothingNeuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to adapt, reorganise and develop brand new neural pathways through life. According to Dr Rudraprosad...
- Mental health answers are hiding inside stomach? Nearly 7 in 10 psychiatric patients found to have same surprising patternA large study involving nearly 700,000 adults has uncovered a striking connection between psychiatric disorders and another part of the bod...
- Deepinder Goyal teases six colours for Temple, pre-orders may open next weekDeepinder Goyal has announced six color options for Temple, his upcoming health wearable device. Pre-orders for Temple are expected to star...
- IITian who secured AIR 1 in JEE, left India to study at University of California in 2004. 10 years later, one Shah Rukh Khan flop film inspired him to return to India. Today, he is an expert on mosquito brainHe was once the very epitome of the Indian success story. Meet Professor Nitin Gupta, who once left India to pursue a PhD in bioinformatics...
- In 1951, two Phillips Petroleum chemists discovered plastics that later found uses in everyday products; US production reached 136 billion pounds in 2025In 1951, an intriguing twist of fate brought Robert Banks and Paul Hogan to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where they stumbled upon significant pl...
- Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal introduces the team behind Temple’s BrainFlowDeepinder Goyal has introduced the innovative minds behind Temple's BrainFlow technology, which continuously measures brain blood flow. Thi...
- Your daily coffee may be doing more than keeping you awake — scientists found a surprising link between your gut, brain and coffee habitA recent study examined how coffee consumption affects mood and gut health in regular drinkers. Researchers found that both caffeinated and...
- What glucosamine may be doing inside the brain has scientists taking a closer look at its possible link to dementia progressionResearchers at the University of Florida found links between glucosamine use and higher dementia progression in individuals with mild cogni...
- Could growing human brain tissue inside a mouse finally help scientists study brain diseases that are difficult to recreate, understand and treat?A small piece of human brain tissue was placed inside newborn mice. Over the following months, it did something researchers had rarely been...
- Scientists thought the human brain began as one: New study reveals two ancient cell pathways emerge early, raising a surprising question about how our most complex organ formsScientists have uncovered a surprising twist in human brain development: two distinct groups of early cells follow separate paths to form d...
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