Adulthood pleasure experiences get affected by childhood traumas you face. Can the brain be rewired to change behaviour? Neuroscience explainsNew research suggests childhood trauma may be linked to difficulties experiencing pleasure in adulthood through changes in brain pathways i...
31 Aug, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
In 2013, a special medical research facility was started in Cologne, Germany to understand how humans adapt to extreme environments: How :envihab helps prepare astronauts?In 2013, a special medical research facility was started in Cologne, Germany to understand how humans adapt to extreme environments. The fa...
28 Aug, 2026, 03.20 AM IST
Meta unveils TRIBE v2: AI model for human brain that predicts neural responsesThe Trimodal Brain Encoder (TRIBE v2) allows users to create a digital twin for neural activity. To build it, 700 volunteers were exposed t...
26 Mar, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
'Pregnancy affects brain': Study shows a reduction in gray matter important for thinking, learning, and memoryGrey matter in the brain shrinks by around five per cent during pregnancy and partially recovers postpartum, according to a study. The chan...
20 Jan, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
Encoding the human brain: IIT Guwahati’s novel algorithm may code brain connectivity patterns of healthy and Parkinson’s patientsIIT-Guwahati's UBNIN, a novel algorithm, encodes brain networks of Parkinson’s disease patients and healthy individuals. It serves as a bio...
21 Mar, 2024, 07.50 PM IST
Caffeine can make you alert, but coffee remains ultimate energiser bunny, claims studyThe scientists recruited people who drank a minimum of one cup of coffee per day and asked them to refrain from eating or drinking caffeina...
28 Jun, 2023, 07.56 PM IST
Scientists use brain scans and AI to 'decode' thoughtsWhile the main goal of the language decoder is to help people who have the lost the ability to communicate, the US scientists acknowledged ...
01 May, 2023, 10.47 PM IST
Experiencing sudden weight gain? Stress is tricking your brain into eating more, says Johns Hopkins studyThe participants were given a food word reactivity test during both scans. "
20 Oct, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
Living in a polluted city? Even low levels of smog can damage heart and lead to failureRegular exposure to even low levels of air pollution may trigger heart-related problem, says a study.
03 Aug, 2018, 04.15 PM IST
- New algorithm that may predict your intelligence
New York, June 30 (IANS) Be careful if you lie about your IQ as researchers have developed a machine-learning algorithm that may tell how s...
30 Jun, 2018, 03.02 PM IST
This new AI system can decode what's going on in your mindIt can also interpret what a person is seeing by analysing their brain scans.
24 Oct, 2017, 06.20 PM IST
New artificial intelligence system can decode your mindThe researchers were able to figure out how certain locations in the brain were associated with specific information a person was seeing.
24 Oct, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
Benefits of reading: It can make you more empathetic towards othersExposure to narrative storytelling can have a widespread effect on triggering better self-awareness and empathy for others.
09 Oct, 2017, 07.33 PM IST
A new lease of life for medical devices - the IOT factorIoT connected medical devices are now an integral enabler of enhanced patient care. Through IOT, MRIs, CT scanners or even lab test equipme...
26 Nov, 2016, 11.31 AM IST
- fMRI brain scans can spot lies better than polygraph test
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) Scanning people's brains with functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, is significantly more effective way to...
04 Nov, 2016, 03.43 PM IST
Smoking thins vital part of brain, says studyThe study involved 244 male and 260 female subjects - five times larger than any previous similar research on smoking and cortical thicknes...
11 Feb, 2015, 03.38 PM IST
- Infotech backbone revitalises healthcare services
Fancy a paper less hospital? It may not relieve pain, but carrying a smart card embedded with personal details and doctor’s notes could red...
12 Dec, 2006, 03.07 AM IST