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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicHuman brain

Topic: Human brain

Are we just mice with culture? An Austria lab is probing live human brain cells

Scientists in Austria are studying live human brain cells and comparing them to those of mice. Their findings raise questions about memory, culture, and what makes us ‘special’.

AI tools like ChatGPT aid performance, but MIT essay-writing study shows they take a ‘cognitive’ toll

The study, conducted among a small group of people aged 18-39, shows using such tools may impact overall brain activity over time. Paper is pre-print, yet to be peer-reviewed.

In breakthrough study, TIFR team uses psychedelic to identify neurons that modulate anxiety

Published in Neuron journal, the study led by Tata Institute of Fundamental Research also demonstrates the potential to reduce anxiety without the use of psychedelic drug.

Scientists from UC Davis implanted electrodes in ALS patient’s brain, and he found his voice again

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

40% amphibians facing extinction. Leading reason isn’t disease or habitat loss anymore

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Musk’s Neuralink to test brain-chip in humans after FDA nod. How it’s meant to work & key concerns

The company aims to use brain-computer interface technology to treat brain diseases & enhance human capabilities with a chip implanted in the brain. But it faces ethical & scientific challenges.

Your curls keep you cool! Scientists find curly hair evolved to protect brain from overheating

Study by US, UK and Australian universities published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on 6 June looks closely at why hair evolved in otherwise ‘hairless’ human body.

The enigma inside our heads — scientists unlock new secrets as brain research deepens

Findings of study, conducted by international team and including data from over 100,000 individuals, published in the journal 'Nature'.

Vidita Vaidya, the neuroscientist helping us understand how brain functions under stress

Vidita Vaidya, winner of the $100,000 Infosys Prize in Life Sciences for 2022, could well be enabling the discovery of useful drugs for various mental health conditions.

Wondering why your child suddenly rebelled at 13? Stanford study on teenage brain has answer

Conducted using functional MRI or fMRI, Stanford study was published in 'The Journal of Neuroscience' last week. It studied how a child's brain reacts to their mother's voice.

On Camera

China will be more central to India now. Though an anti-US unity is premature

Even with the option of EU markets, China will have to be a significant part of India’s economic policy. But the difficult security relationship is an important complication.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.