Brain

Depression leaves its imprint on the brain

In the biggest neurological study of its kind, scientists used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)—an imaging technique that lets them study the brain’s neurons and measure the synapses that pass through the nerve cells—over a period of time in people with and without depression.

05 October 2024, 02:50 IST

Depression leaves its imprint on the brain

05 October 2024, 02:50 IST

Explained | How does pregnancy change the brain? Clues are emerging

Studies scanning women's brains before and after pregnancy have found that certain brain networks, especially those involved in social and emotional processing, shrink during pregnancy, possibly undergoing a fine-tuning process in preparation for parenting.

17 September 2024, 09:05 IST

Explained | How does pregnancy change the brain? Clues are emerging

17 September 2024, 09:05 IST

Study shows how a woman's brain reorganises during pregnancy

The scientists said that since the study's completion they have observed the same pattern in several other pregnant women who have undergone brain scans.

16 September 2024, 15:33 IST

Study shows how a woman's brain reorganises during pregnancy

16 September 2024, 15:33 IST

Bengaluru's brain museum gaining popularity

It boasts over 400 brain specimens, some dating back to the 1970s

11 September 2024, 00:47 IST

Bengaluru's brain museum gaining popularity

11 September 2024, 00:47 IST

Parasite found in cat litter can help treat neurlogical disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's: Report

In the work, scientists engineered a strain of this parasite that is said to provide a new way to deliver therapeutic proteins directly to the human brain

31 July 2024, 16:18 IST

Parasite found in cat litter can help treat neurlogical disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's: Report

31 July 2024, 16:18 IST

Unique brain activity found while experiencing 'mixed emotions'

As part of the study, the participants' brain activity was being monitored using MRI, as they watched the animated film the first time. The participants then rewatched the movie without MRI and indicated when they experienced positive, negative or mixed emotions.

16 June 2024, 07:47 IST

Unique brain activity found while experiencing 'mixed emotions'

16 June 2024, 07:47 IST

Infection from brain-eating amoeba kills 5-year-old girl in Kerala

According to medical experts, the infection is caused when free-living, non-parasitic amoebae bacteria enter the body through the nose from contaminated water. The girl had taken bath in a nearby pond on May 1 and by May 10, and showed symptoms of fever, headache and vomiting, the sources said.

21 May 2024, 05:35 IST

Infection from brain-eating amoeba kills 5-year-old girl in Kerala

21 May 2024, 05:35 IST

After 180 years, new clues are revealing just how general anaesthesia works in the brain

Even though it is one of the safest medical practices, we still don’t have a complete, thorough understanding of precisely how anaesthetic drugs work in the brain.

18 May 2024, 07:56 IST

After 180 years, new clues are revealing just how general anaesthesia works in the brain

18 May 2024, 07:56 IST

Climate change is linked to worsening brain diseases: Study

Our brains are responsible for managing the environmental challenges we face, especially higher temperatures and humidity, for example by triggering sweating and telling us to move out of the sun and into the shade.

17 May 2024, 09:18 IST

Climate change is linked to worsening brain diseases: Study

17 May 2024, 09:18 IST

Musk's Neuralink says implant had issues after first human surgery

In the weeks following the January surgery on patient Noland Arbaugh, some of the electrode-studded threads that sit in the brain tissue began to retract from that tissue, the company said, resulting in the device not working properly.

10 May 2024, 04:33 IST

Musk's Neuralink says implant had issues after first human surgery

10 May 2024, 04:33 IST