Researchers Find Neurons Linked To Chronic Stress
The neurons, which have been mapped using a variety of cutting-edge methods, also include estrogen receptors, which may help to explain why women are generally more sensitive to stress than males.
Jun 29, 2023, 11:51 AM IST
How do proteins affect processing of information in brain: Study
A research team revealed that variety of proteins are required to facilitate the process of passing information from one neuron to another.
May 09, 2021, 17:38 PM IST
New brain cells in the old? Study stokes debate
People as old as 79 may still generate new brain cells, US researchers said Thursday, stoking fresh debate among scientists over what happens to our brains when we age.
Apr 06, 2018, 14:12 PM IST
Falling asleep in a meeting? Not boredom, but your neurons are to blame
Lead author Yo Oishi said that the classic somnogen adenosine is a strong candidate for evoking the sleep effect in the nucleus accumbens.
Oct 01, 2017, 11:54 AM IST
Strokes may increase desire for alcohol: Study
According to the study, stroke kills neurons in a part of the brain called the dorsal lateral striatum, and they stop inhibiting certain neurons in the mid-brain.
Jun 01, 2017, 23:11 PM IST
Glial – Brain cells that play vital role in controlling appetite identified!
Neuroscientists at MIT found that activating these brain cells stimulates overeating, and that when the cells are suppressed, appetite is also suppressed.
Oct 19, 2016, 13:30 PM IST
How brain zapping could decrease psychiatric symptoms
Electrifying brain circuits could treat neurological and psychiatric symptoms not because it causes neurons to fire but it creates an environment that makes it more or less likely for neurons to fire, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found.
Oct 05, 2016, 00:42 AM IST
Neuronal switch that turns off compulsive drinking urge
Researchers have found that inactivating a network of alcohol-linked neurons can switch off the urge for compulsive drinking.
Sep 07, 2016, 21:17 PM IST
What makes some people binge drink while others stay sober
Alcohol can reduce firing of neurons or brain circuits, which is why it reduces anxiety and social inhibitions, and those who are less sensitive to motor-impairing effects of alcohol are likely to drink much, the researchers said.
Aug 31, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
Sleep deprivation may lead to memory loss
It has been proposed earlier that changes in the connectivity between synapses - structures that allow neurons to pass signals to each other - can affect memory.
Aug 25, 2016, 12:20 PM IST
Maple syrup, the new brain food
A team of researchers has tagged maple syrup as a promising option in protecting brain neurons and nurturing young minds.
Apr 14, 2016, 16:01 PM IST
Not just pancreas, brain too regulates glucose metabolism
It can be applied to any circuit, including dispersed cells like those involved in the immune system.
Human skin cells hold promise to treat glaucoma
Using stem cells derived from human skin cells, US researchers have revealed that these can be turned into retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) -- the neurons that conduct visual information from the eye to the brain -- to prevent or cure glaucoma.
Mar 21, 2016, 14:32 PM IST
Our `noisy` brain won't let practice make perfect
A team of neuroscientists has discovered that "noise" in our brain causes us to make mistakes, suggesting that practice will never make perfect.
Mar 11, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
New method to 'weld' neurons using lasers
Femtosecond laser pulses - each ultrashort pulse occurring every 10-15 seconds - were delivered to the meeting point of the two cells.
Feb 10, 2016, 15:31 PM IST
Gut neurons help our immune system control inflammation
Different populations of macrophages are among the many types of immune cells present in intestinal tissue.
Jan 25, 2016, 10:35 AM IST
Information flows in brain like well-defined travel routes
Just as most of the world's air travel passes through a few major hubs, the majority of information in the brain flows through similarly well-travelled routes, a team led by an Indian-origin researcher from Indiana University has found.
Jan 25, 2016, 00:30 AM IST
Scientists identify 'fear switch' neurons in mice
Chinese scientists have discovered two types of neurons that can arouse or suppress innate fear induced by odour, a development that could benefit therapy for fear-related disorders.
Jan 05, 2016, 16:08 PM IST
Facebook ready to share artificial intelligence technology
Facebook is releasing for free the designs of a new computer server - twice as fast as those used by Facebook earlier, it designed to put more power behind artificial-intelligence software, MIT Technology review reported.
Dec 11, 2015, 16:47 PM IST
Did you hear it? Our vision and hearing is not very reliable
Our vision and hearing are not as reliable as we might think, the study by life scientists at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) said.
Dec 11, 2015, 13:16 PM IST
