Inattentional Blindness: An Issue That Even Experts Face!
Overview To make this article more fun, let us first try to perform an interesting task. Below is a random image of a lung CT scan. For the…
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): An Emerging Treatment For Mental Disorders
Overview DBS is a procedure that involves implanting electrodes in the brain to stimulate certain parts of the brain. These electrodes can control or alter the electrical impulses…
Exercise for a Healthier Brain
Overview Exercise is critical for physical, mental, and brain health.Exercise-induced changes in synaptic plasticity and brain volume are associated with improvements in brain health.Regular physical activity appears as…
When Autistic Individuals Outperform Typically Developed Individuals
Overview Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterised by specific behavioural symptoms that include social-communication difficulties, hyper/hypo sensory sensitivities, and repetitive behaviours.Recent research has…
Biomarkers of Blood Brain Barrier Integrity
OVERVIEW The blood brain barrier is the complex network of brain capillaries and surrounding glia that governs the homeostatic flow of ions, metabolites, and molecules between the brain…
Mental Health And Your Gut Microbiome
OVERVIEW Gut microbiome are the various microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, that live in your digestive tract and is the main location of the human microbiota.The gut…
Hormones and Cognition
Overview The term cognitive function refers to the brain’s ability to process information and encompasses several processes, including thinking, memory, recall, mental flexibility, problem solving and learning. Without…
Your Central Nervous System is Noisy
Overview Random fluctuations of signals or ‘noise’ cause a fundamental problem for information processing and affect aspects of the central nervous system function. Sensory noise is noise in…
How Do You Store Memories?
Overview Memory refers to the neurological processes that are used to encode, store, retain, and retrieve information from the perceived world and our own introspection.The hippocampus has been…
3D Bioprinting Strategies for Brain Cancer and the Blood Brain Barrier
Overview Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive type of cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord.GBM forms from cells called astrocytes…
Introduction to Aging and Brain Atrophy
Overview Aging is an inevitable and complex physiological process, that is characterised by progressive decline in structure and function across systems (including the brain), and is associated with…
An Imbalance in the Autism Spectrum Disorder Brain?
Overview A balance between excitation and inhibition (E/I) in the brain is necessary for optimal neural signal formation, synchrony, and transmission, which as a result supports information processing…
Sleep Hygiene and Brain Health
Overview Sleep is a recurring, active, complex neurophysiological process of the brain that is necessary for survival and recovery. Human sleep is composed of two distinct states: rapid-eye…
Neural Tissue Engineering Using Pluripotent Stem Cells
Tissue engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and the life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes.Stem cells: undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate…
Improving Vision Using Noise
Overview Stochastic Resonance (SR) is a phenomenon where the detection of a weak stimulus is enhanced with the help of optimal levels of noise.Itzcovich et al. (2017) explored…
The Blood Brain Barrier
Topic Overview The Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) limits the flow of molecules, nutrients and solutes from the blood to the brain and from the brain to the blood.…
Brain Volume: Is Bigger Better?
Overview Brain Morphometry (Computational Neuroanatomy or Neuromorphometry) is the application of computational approaches to quantify anatomical structures in the brain and associated changes, as the brain develops through…
What is Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)?
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of non-invasive, low voltage electrical stimulation that stimulates neurons in targeted areas of the brain. In a common tDCS set-up,…
Understanding Neuroscience and Neuropsychology
How different can neuroscience and neuropsychology be? After all, they both start with ‘neuro-‘ right? – Prats Raul Neuroscience The renowned journal ‘Nature’, defines neuroscience as a multidisciplinary…
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Pratik Raul (Prats) Bachelor of Science in Psychology (2016-2019) | Honours in Psychology (2019-2020)- First Class (7/7 GPA) | PhD Candidate Welcome to Prats et al.’s website! Prats…
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