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Can Alcohol Change How Your Brain Works? Fortis Neurologist Explains
While occasional drinking may cause temporary changes, repeated or heavy alcohol use can lead to more serious and lasting damage.
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Study Reveals How Time Spent On Social Media Affects Brain Of Young Person
The researchers found that the higher daily social media use was significantly associated with lower total cortical thickness.
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Brain's Prefrontal Cortex Linked To Hypocrisy, Study Suggests
Findings published in the journal Cell Reports revealed that among people who displayed hypocrisy, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) was less active and less connected to other brain regions involved in decision making and morality.
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What 6 Hours Of Sleep Per Night For 2 Weeks Does To Your Brain, Apollo Neurologist Explains
Sleeping for 6 hours a night for two weeks can impair memory, reduce attention span, and lead to poor decision-making
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Broken Hearted? A Zap to the Brain Could Help, Study Says
Involving 36 volunteers, the study found that stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) was more effective than the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC) in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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Study Discovers Specific Area Of Brain Prompting Desire To Overeat
According to a new study, specific part of the prefrontal cortex of the brain is important for the initial stages of learning to seek food.
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Study Reveals What Your Brain Does When You Share on Facebook
Results showed that participants who share more about themselves on Facebook had greater connectivity of both the medial prefrontal cortex and precuneus.
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Exercise Can Slow Brain Ageing: Research
If you wish to stay sharp even in the golden years, regular exercise may be of immense help, suggests new research.
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Your Brain Tricks You Into Eating Fatty Food
A recent study established that our brain activity may be related to food cravings. According to health experts, a certain area in brain - dorsolateral prefrontal cortex - is responsible for triggering food cravings. The study also suggested that...
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How to Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
Old age comes with its own set of inevitable problems and one of them happens to be the rate at which the brain functions. Certain parts of the brain, especially the area of the frontal lobe (prefrontal cortex) and the hippocampus start to shrink. Both...
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Why Do We Crave High-Calorie Food?
A new study conducted by the University of Waterloo explains the link between a certain part of brain and craving high-calorie food. According to the researchers, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is an area in brain that is involved in 'execution function'....
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Can Alcohol Change How Your Brain Works? Fortis Neurologist Explains
While occasional drinking may cause temporary changes, repeated or heavy alcohol use can lead to more serious and lasting damage.
-
Study Reveals How Time Spent On Social Media Affects Brain Of Young Person
The researchers found that the higher daily social media use was significantly associated with lower total cortical thickness.
-
Brain's Prefrontal Cortex Linked To Hypocrisy, Study Suggests
Findings published in the journal Cell Reports revealed that among people who displayed hypocrisy, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) was less active and less connected to other brain regions involved in decision making and morality.
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What 6 Hours Of Sleep Per Night For 2 Weeks Does To Your Brain, Apollo Neurologist Explains
Sleeping for 6 hours a night for two weeks can impair memory, reduce attention span, and lead to poor decision-making
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Broken Hearted? A Zap to the Brain Could Help, Study Says
Involving 36 volunteers, the study found that stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) was more effective than the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC) in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
-
Study Discovers Specific Area Of Brain Prompting Desire To Overeat
According to a new study, specific part of the prefrontal cortex of the brain is important for the initial stages of learning to seek food.
-
Study Reveals What Your Brain Does When You Share on Facebook
Results showed that participants who share more about themselves on Facebook had greater connectivity of both the medial prefrontal cortex and precuneus.
-
Exercise Can Slow Brain Ageing: Research
If you wish to stay sharp even in the golden years, regular exercise may be of immense help, suggests new research.
-
Your Brain Tricks You Into Eating Fatty Food
A recent study established that our brain activity may be related to food cravings. According to health experts, a certain area in brain - dorsolateral prefrontal cortex - is responsible for triggering food cravings. The study also suggested that...
-
How to Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
Old age comes with its own set of inevitable problems and one of them happens to be the rate at which the brain functions. Certain parts of the brain, especially the area of the frontal lobe (prefrontal cortex) and the hippocampus start to shrink. Both...
-
Why Do We Crave High-Calorie Food?
A new study conducted by the University of Waterloo explains the link between a certain part of brain and craving high-calorie food. According to the researchers, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is an area in brain that is involved in 'execution function'....
