Introduction The brain is an important part of the human body. Physicians often tend to equate the human brain to a microprocessor. It controls and coordinates almost all the activities that occur within the body. It consists of various segments or sections where specialized functions get processed in a fast manner. The brain starts working right from the moment a person is born to the moment they die. In other words, the same organ processes and reacts to the information presented to it. Now, how can brain related news articles be beneficial to a common man?
Groups affect a person’s thinking abilities Latest research conducted in Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute has thrown light on the fact that groups can influence the mental functions of a person and make him or her think below his normal IQ level. Researchers have concluded that noisy places can diminish the thinking abilities in a person. The research was led by Read Montague, who is the Director of the Human Neuro-imaging Laboratory and Computational Psychiatry Unit at the above mentioned University.
What is neurodegenerative disease? Lifestyle today is extremely stressful leading to all possible health related problems. One has to be extra cautious in terms of the food intake, have regular medical checkups and be updated with new viruses attacking us. Neurodegenerative Disease is a kind of disease wherein the nerve cells in the brain are either dead or do not perform their functions. The person with this kind of illness slowly starts withdrawing and most of the body parts stop functioning gradually. This disease leads to mental death over a period of time.
Various researchers work round the clock in order to know about the different part of human body. Brain is one complex human body part and lots of researches are focused on the human brain. They have the aim at solving the complexities of it. Scientists in Ireland, in order to know about the affect of exercise on brain, conducted a brain test on a group of students from a sedentary male college. This test was the test of memory which the students had to undertake. After that they had to undertake some strenuous exercise. In the first phase, the students … Continue reading
Brain Shrinking The studies conducted by researchers have shown that the human brain undergoes considerable shrinkage during old age. The brain of the close relatives of humans, namely chimpanzees do not show any brain shrinkage with age. Age- related problems are very less in chimpanzees. According to the brain related news given on the proceedings of national academy of science the research team suggests that this may be due to the longer life span of the human beings compared to the chimpanzees. Having bigger brains for humans will be their adaptation to longer life span. It is believed that the … Continue reading
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