Brainy findings

Weakening brain cells affect the output of the nerve cell

Devanagri neuro-deciphered

The Indian script is complex, the brain works hard to read it

Overabundance of a protein one of the causes of Parkinson’s disease: study

Parkinson’s disease results in declining physical functions, most noticeable of them being uncontrollable tremors

Foetal tissue can cure terminal diseases

Tissue taken from aborted foetuses and implanted into the bodies of patients suffering from several incurable diseases has shown encouraging results

A matter of the mind

Mind-body medicine: in the realm of the possible but wholly inexplicable, this loose curative system has more takers every day

The last frontier

THE CEREBRAL CODE: THINKING A THOUGHT IN THE MOSAIC OF THE MIND·William Calvin· Bradford Book, MIT Press

New blood in old veins

As if by magic, scientists turn brain cells into blood: an achievement that could let cells develop their own tissues

Braindeath

Nose best

The humble nose can revolutionise the way brain diseases are currently treated

Mind over matter

Speakeasy

Having trouble talking? Could be in your genes

Gay Gene? Not really

No baby talk

Humans are born with the ability to master 'rules' of language

Blood birth

Scientists discover that brain cells can change and become blood in time

Brain as a machine

Researchers are studying the human brain to build complex instruments

Brainy hardware

A path-breaking step in the process of understanding the most complex structure of the human body

How the eye anticipates

Though light takes some time to reach the eye, there is a system by which animals anticipate the movement of a moving object. Now, scientists …

Scientists explain the attack of coronavirus on the brain in new study

The peak viral load in the brain was 1,000 times than in lungs

How to curb neuro disorders

Inhibiting a brain enzyme provides protection, says study  

Rogue genes induce brain disorders

The root cause of most disorders of the nervous system often lies with defective genes

Participatory approach

The 'executive arm' of the brain also helps in making decisions

Brain booster

Gender and direction

Men and women use different parts of their brain for navigation

Judgement bay

We now know the neurons that help the brain recognise errors of judgement

Headbangers' ball