Boston University researchers find electrical brain stimulation can boost memory function in elders. It helps them recall words, but it's unclear if it can help retain everyday memories.
While MRI scans allow scientists to peek into a living brain, at the cellular level there is still a lot left to learn. This is where the new IIT-M centre will work.
Cognitively, we’ve evolved to have what’s called a negativity bias. Overall, we lose a lot of harmony, happiness and health because our cognitive system is rigged.
The study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, compared brain scans of patients before and after Covid infection, allowing scientists to rule out any other causes of grey matter loss.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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