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The technique, magneto-thermal stimulation, enables researchers to use heated magnetic nanoparticles to activate individual neurons inside the brain.

Neuro nudge: Matter over mind

Scientists are inching towards hacking' the brain to control movement.

15 Oct 2017 2:26 AM IST

Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health side effects caused by the pill used by around 100 million women all over the world (Photo: AFP)

World Mental Health Day: Mental health crisis could cost world USD 16...

The Lancet Commission report said the growing crisis could cause lasting harm to people, communities and economies...

10 Oct 2018 12:35 PM IST

It is crucial for muscle and brain recovery and has been shown to play a role in memory consolidation. (Photo: ANI)

Mechanism that builds memories during deep sleep identified

Neuroscientists discover circuit responsible for building memories during sleep.

9 Nov 2019 10:22 AM IST

Teachers and parents also need to be aware that their own maths anxiety might influence their students or childs maths anxiety and that gendered stereotypes about mathematics suitability and ability might contribute to the gender gap in maths performance. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

What triggers mathematics anxiety?

Studies trace the origin and nature of 'math anxiety'.

19 March 2019 11:32 AM IST

Insufficient sleep across the lifespan is significantly predictive of your development of Alzheimers disease pathology in the brain. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Insufficient sleep in 50s and 60s can trigger Alzheimer's

Poor quality sleep in 50s, 60s increases risk of Alzheimer's disease.

29 Jun 2019 12:35 PM IST

Alterations of circuits may help explain a hallmark of addiction - why people continue to make harmful choices even after repeated negative experiences, researchers say. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Know how your brain helps you make decisions

How the brain helps us make good or bad decisions.

27 Jun 2019 10:02 AM IST

Differentiating the unique brain circuits behind dependent cannabis use could also be useful for understanding how to combat the problem of cannabis addiction. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Know the reason why you get hooked on to Cannabis

Here is why do people get addicted to cannabis.

13 Jun 2019 7:30 PM IST

Sleep duration is an important predictor of HRQOL in CKD (Photo: AFP)

Tablet devices may disrupt healthy sleep: Study

When using the tablets, participants rated themselves as less sleepy in the evenings and less alert in the first hour...

23 May 2018 3:39 PM IST

Waking up daily, having breakfast and getting ready to go to office or business is a regular affair.

Find out Japanese concept that will help you wake up in morning

It turns out that adopting the Japanese concept of ikigai' could be the key to waking up feeling refreshed and geared up...

9 March 2018 9:30 AM IST

These findings show that both genetics (GBA gene mutation) and aging can cause the same lipid elevations in the brain that are demonstrated in Parkinsons disease pathology (Photo: AFP)

Does brain push you to help needy?

Providing a link between empathy for pain and prosocial behavior at the neural level was crucial to understand our...

28 May 2018 9:28 AM IST

Personality traits - such as agreeableness, conscientiousness, trust and generosity - also affect behaviour. (Photo: Pixabay)

IQ, not personality, key to success: study

People might naturally presume that people who are nice, conscientious and generous are automatically more cooperative.

21 March 2018 7:53 PM IST

The discovery could lead to the development of drugs that may alleviate some of the long-term effects of the disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Beet compound may help treat Alzheimer's: study

The discovery could lead to the development of drugs that may alleviate some of the long-term effects of the disease.

20 March 2018 7:14 PM IST