When Mriganka Sur was a student at IIT Kanpur, there was no neuroscience department. Today, IISc Bengaluru, NIMHANS, and Haryana’s National Brain Research Centre are investigating the complexities of brain functions.
Led by experts from the Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute, the study demonstrates that a blood test can predict the risk of cognitive impairment up to a decade in advance.
A University of Colorado Boulder study has found that tango partners' brainwaves sync as they dance. Devices that track 'neural synchronisation' could change how humans coordinate without speaking.
A new study by Stanford University found that mathematical learning disability extends beyond basic number processing to include metacognitive processes.
From Meta to Apple, companies are converging multiple sensors into powerful platforms. Powered by AI, these technologies blur the line between neural and non-neural data, while mapping our mental and health states.
Most of the participants are rural, monolingual, and quite a few have never received a formal education. These factors make them stand out from other global subjects of dementia studies.
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’.
Neurodivergent voices are often excluded from policy discussions because their needs are seen as too complex or niche. But when they share lived experiences, they make these needs visible to policy-makers.
The studies in the journal Science have backed up the increasing body of research work showing that astrocytes are much more important than previously thought.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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