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Effects of Androgens on the Brain

Androgens such as testosterone are generally viewed simplistically as creating aggression, impulsivity and antisocial behaviours. However, androgens influence behaviour in a complex way which...

Nicotine’s Varying (Positive and Negative) Effects on the Brain

Nicotine has a vast array of neurophysiological effects, not all of which are negative despite popular opinion of nicotine as a simplistically harmful substance....

Neuralink: A Next Gen Neural Interface That Could Change Human Lives

Neuralink is an implantable device that has shown significant improvement over others in that it supports flexible cellophane-like conductive wires inserted into the tissue using...

PHF21B Gene Implicated in Cancer Formation and Depression has a Role in Brain Development too

Deletion of Phf21b gene is known to be associated with cancer and depression. New research now indicates that timely expression of this gene plays...

The Paralyzed Arms and Hands Restored by Nerve Transfer

Early nerve transfer surgery to treat paralysis of arms and hands due to spinal injury is helpful in improving function. Post two years of...

BrainNet: The First Case of Direct ‘Brain-To-Brain’ Communication

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time a multiple-person ‘brain-to-brain’ interface where three persons collaborated to complete a task via direct ‘brain-to-brain’ communication. This...

Parkinson’s Disease: Treatment by Injecting amNA-ASO into the Brain

Experiments in mice show that injecting amino-bridged nucleic acid-modified antisense oligonucleotides (amNA-ASO) into the brain is a potent and efficient approach to target SNCA...

Revival of Pigs Brain after Death : An Inch Closer to Immortality

Scientists have revived pigs brain four hours after its death and kept alive outside the body for several hours Of all organs, brain is most...

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