Human Brain
Brain’s Role in Chronic Pain
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding chronic pain by identifying the specific area of the brain associated with this condition. Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide, and finding effective treatments has been ..
Tags: Chronic condition • Human Brain • Machine Learning (ML)
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Dimethyltryptamine
DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, is a potent hallucinogenic drug that is found in the Amazonian drink Ayahuasca. It is made using the flowering shrub of the Psychotria viridis plant. Scientists have been studying the effects of DMT on the human brain ..
Tags: hallucinogen • Human Brain
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
IISc: New algorithm to study brain connectivity
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a new Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) based machine learning algorithm.About the New AlgorithmThe new Algorithm is called RaAl-LiFE (Regularized, Accelerated, Linear Fascicle Evaluation).It can help scientists in understanding and predicting connectivity between different ..
Tags: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Human Brain • Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
US scientists grow replica of human brain in a laboratory
Scientists from United States (US) have successfully grown a replica of a human brain in a laboratory dish.This medical breakthrough research was undertaken team of researchers from Ohio State University led by Professor Rene Anand.Key factsThe brain called ‘Organoid’ was ..
Tags: Biology • Current Affairs 2016 • Human Brain • Medical
