In the study, Dr Madoka Noriuchi of Graduate School of Tokyo Metropolitan University, senior author on the paper, and colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging, a tool that allows studying the function of brain circuits in people, to examine patterns of maternal brain activation.
The researchers in the United States have carried out a study and found that scratching is linked to the suppression of unpleasant feelings inside the brain, which actually helps in relieving an itch.
The participants were given financial decision tasks that allowed them to choose "less money now" or "more money later". The addicts chose the "now" reward almost three times as often.
In a major breakthrough, neuroscientists claim to have identified the areas of the brain that help us to be optimistic, stated an article in the Nature magazine. Knowing which regions of the brain are affected should help us understand the tendency of being optimistic and avoid being negative. It could also assist in unpicking the mechanisms of depression, which is related to pessimism and affects the same network of brain regions, the report noted.
The 'always on' multi-tasking approach to work reduces efficiency levels - a new study suggests ways around it.
Glenn McGrath's wife Jane partly owes her life to Steve Waugh, who helped her in curing a cancerous brain tumour her doctors feared was inoperable.
If you want to stay slim, healthy and productive, you need at least eight and a half hours of sleep a day, says an expert.
These findings further emphasise the importance of quitting smoking.
Neuroscientists at the Institute of Psychiatry in London arrived at this conclusion after studying a group of people who ate vanilla ice cream.
A small electric current boosts verbal ability, a study finds.
Brain genes associated with learning and memory are the first to decline
Features like long battery life, ease of use and the rapid development of applications are attracting companies to tablet PCs
Low-cost computing is all set to grow, but if the Rs 500-Sakshat is also to be called a 'laptop', it confuses users and hurts the market
G. Clotaire Rapaille has guided Chrysler, Procter Gamble, Boeing, and other enraptured clients through the "collective unconscious" of dozens of cultures. Now he's taking on India. Is he a sage--or a charlatan?
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