English

Friday, June 01, 2012

Jobs | Sitemap

brains

`Sexting is hardwired in our brains`

Scientists have claimed that the desire to share intimate pictures with others may actually not be t...

Monkeys` word recognizing ability points to origins of reading

A study on monkeys has suggested that some of the mental processing involved in reading evolved sepa...

Controlling memory `by harnessing neurons in mice brains`

Scientists claim to have for the first time successfully managed to partially control a specific mem...

Brains `grow even if body stops before birth`

Now, researchers have unearthed new molecular evidence that explains just how the brain is spared.

Only humans have brains that get smaller with age

We have larger brains and live longer than our closest relatives, the chimpanzees, but these advanta...

People living in north `have bigger brains`

People living in the north have bigger brains than those staying in the south, says a study.

Selective memory does exist: Scientists

Researchers at the Lund University in Sweden found that selective memory really exists and people c...

Why our brains gradually lose memory with age

The drop in production of neurons is due to the shrinking cache of adult stem cells in our brains.

Older brains less nimble at multi-tasking: Study

One`s ability to move from one task to another in quick succession becomes more difficult with age.

Cooling stroke patients’ brains could aid recovery

A group of Scottish doctors have suggested that cooling the brain of patients who have suffered a st...

Shrinking brains are making humans dumber

The human brain has been gradually getting smaller in size over the last 20,000 years.

Our brains have built-in lie detector

Scientists have discovered a circuit in our brain that lets us predict when someone is about to lie ...

RJD`s brainstorming session begins

A two-day brainstorming session of Lalu Prasad-led Rashtriya Janata Dal began on Tuesday to find ou...

How anxiety can trip our brains

Researchers have wondered why people with anxiety can be paralysed when it comes to decision-making....

Hormone replacement to boost women`s brains

Women who take hormone replacement therapy may be boosting their bodies as well as their brains.

Newborns can also daydream

Babies come into the world with brains capable of daydreaming and introspection.

Seafood diet behind big brains

Archaeologists have found crocodiles, turtles and fish were eaten by early humans almost 2 million y...

How anxiety can trip our brains

Researchers have long wondered why people with anxiety can be paralysed when it comes to decision-ma...

How anxiety can trip our brains

Researchers have long wondered why people with anxiety can be paralysed when it comes to decision-ma...

How anxiety can trip our brains

A US prof says people with anxiety have decreased neural inhibition making decision-making difficult...

Now, scalpel-free surgery for brains!

Australian scientists have devised a `gamma knife` to treat brain cancer patients.

Now, scalpel-free surgery for brains!

Australian scientists have used a `gamma knife` -- a non-invasive neurosurgical tool -- to treat a...

Smokers can control cravings by training their brains: Study

Want to kick the butt? You can do it by training your brain, scientists claim.

Seafood diet behind big brains

Archaeologists have found crocodiles, turtles and fish were eaten by early humans almost 2 million y...

Our brains light up when people agree with us

Many may argue, but our brains actually "light up" with pleasure when people agree with us.

Binge drinking can damage teen brains: Study

Teens who binge drink could be risking serious permanent damage to their brains.

Similarities between human brains, worms and computer chips

Scientists from the US, the UK, and Germany have discovered that the human brain, the nervous system...

Human brains can`t handle more than 150 Facebook friends: Study

No matter how many friends you have on social networking websites like Facebook or Orkut, the human ...

Older brains rightly utilize ‘irrelevant’ information

Older brain`s weakened ability to sort out extraneous information may actually give aging adults a m...

Women `ahead in battle of brains`

Men have always insisted they are more intelligent than women. But, now it appears that it`s the fa...

South Africans `smoke vulture brains to bring lottery luck`

Believe it or not, South Africans smoke vulture brains to bring luck -- for winning lotteries. And, ...

Brains of psychopaths wired differently: Study

British scientists, using advanced brain-scanning techniques, have identified a critical difference ...

Psychopaths` brains are differently wired: Study

The brain wiring of psychopaths is quite different from that of ordinary people, according to a stud...

Day in pics

left

right

Blogs

View all Blogs

US-Pak: An affair gone wrong
Pak and US certainly can’t live without each other either.

KKR celebrations mock Bengali pride
The WB govt’s KKR celebration was ‘overboard’.

special

More Special

French Open 2012

World No Tobacco Day

Slildeshow | Interview | Fact File |