AISHILA KAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Behavioural states of arousal are maintained by a system of nuclei spread all over the brain. Endogenous sleep and general anaesthesia are well-defined states that share similar traits. Especially to neuroscience is the loss of consciousness that goes through both states. Hypothalamic preoptic area (POA) neurons are intimately connected in […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Neuroscientists at UCL Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research initiated a new perception of the unknown functions of memory. Thereby, raising questions like “how the inner GPS of the brain is supported by memories”. They used laser beams to activate the neurons and recorded the activity of the ‘place cells’ in […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common contagious virus that is sexually transmitted by oral-to-oral contact and causes infection in or around the mouth known as oral herpes and it also causes infection in the genital region known as genital herpes. A current study has shown that herpes simplex virus type […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata Throughout the evolution of the primate’s brain from the rear end to the foremost part – the prefrontal cortex (PFC) makes Homo sapiens the most intelligent species known on this planet. PFC, the rational part of the brain has evolutionarily specialized cognitive abilities such as complex decision making. Due […]
–Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata A study by the University of Bristol describes a newfound mechanism of learning in the brain which stabilizes memories and decreases impedance between them. Memories are created by excitatory connections between the nerve cells in the hypothalamus of the brain – a region crucial for the formation of memories. Inhibitory […]
-Ritwika Chowdhury, Amity University Kolkata Mitochondria is responsible for the activity of the neurons. Thus, mitochondrial dysfunction often links to some of the most critical and destructive forms of neurodegeneration, such as Parkinson’s disease, different ataxias and several peripheral neuropathies.Neurons have very little or no capacity to adapt their energy metabolism to challenging conditions as […]
