Tag: Brain

Permanent stress may activate immune cells which can cause changes to the brain resulting in mental disorders such as schizophrenia, a new study has warned

London: The orbito-frontal cortex, an area in the lower frontal lobe, is smaller in the people who have problems with regulating emotions, a study says. People vary in how often they become happy, sad or angry, and also in how strongly these emotions are expressed. However, there are people who find it difficult to regulate […]

New York: Absence of an hormone in the brain may trigger overeating behaviour in people who eat for pleasure rather than hunger, researchers report. In the lab experiments, researchers found that when the “glucagon like peptide-1” (GLP-1) hormone was reduced in the central nervous system of mice, they overate and consumed more high fat food. […]

New York: An affordable non-invasive test that detects electrical activity in the brain may be used to spot people who are at the risk of Alzherimer’s, say researchers. Electroencephalogram (EEG) technology can be used to measure cognitive deficits in people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Individuals with aMCI are at twice the risk of […]

New York: The brain region that helps us remember locations and distances can also guide us how emotionally close we are to others, a study has found. The team from Mount Sinai Hospital focused on evidence for the existence of a “social map” in the hippocampus, the part of the brain that remembers locations in […]

The ones with the biggest brains could indeed be the fittest to survive in this world as researchers have found that in times of crisis, even fish with larger brain sizes have an advantage over their peers

New York: Contrary to popular belief, electric brain stimulation method used to boost brainpower is actually detrimental to IQ scores, a new research has found. Using a weak electric current in an attempt to boost brainpower or treat conditions has become popular among scientists and do-it-yourselfers, but the new study adds to the increasing amount […]

New York: If you are depressed and feel that your thinking ability has become “fuzzy” or less sharp, you are right. A new study has shown that the effect is indeed real, adding that this condition falls in the category of mood disorders. For the study, researchers from the University of Michigan’s medical school and […]

London: If your job requires more speaking, developing strategies, conflict resolution and managerial tasks, you may be better protected against memory and thinking decline in old age than your co-workers, says a study. “Our study is important because it suggests that the type of work you do throughout your career may have even more significance […]

The part of the brain identified as the command centre for human speech does not actually work when we speak loudly, a study reveals

Scientists have found that an important molecular change occurs in the brain when we learn and remember

Smiley face emoticons trigger the same pattern of electrical activity in the brain which is created when we see smiling human faces, a new study has found

Toronto: People in low- and middle-income countries who own televisions, cars and computers are more likely to develop obesity and diabetes, according to a new study. The spread of obesity and type-2 diabetes could become epidemic in low-income countries, as more individuals are able to own higher priced items such as TVs, computers and cars, […]

Watching video of simple tasks before carrying them out may boost the brain's structure, or plasticity, and increase motor skills, according to a new study

New York: If you want to form good habits — like going to the gym and eating healthy — then you need to train your brain by repeating actions until they stick, a new study suggests. The researchers have created a model which shows that forming good (and bad) habits depends more on how often […]