Neurobiology

Researchers lift moods of people by stimulating region of the brain under forehead

The researchers also ran placebo studies on the subjects to ensure it wasn’t a psychosomatic effect.

Women in Science: Suhita Nadkarni on studying the brain, making the shift from Physics to Neurobiology

Suhita Nadkarni started off as a physicist, but she soon learnt the value of being an insider — using neuroscience rather than physics to understand the brain

Scientists have located the biological clock that affects our perception of time

The study offers evidence of how our brain can record spatial information from experience over time.

Women in Science: Neurobiologist Pinky Kain studies how fruit flies make feeding decisions and process taste

Dr Pinky Kain studies fruit flies to answer how ‘taste’ is processed by our brain

Scientists discover 'smart genes' that also pose as a risk factor for depression

Our brain has distinct genetic genes clusters responsible for the effects of depression and worry.

Women in Science: Dr Pinky Kain studies fruit flies to answer how ‘taste’ is processed by our brain

Neurobiologist Dr Pinky Kain Sharma studies the fruit fly (Drosophila) to answer questions like how information about taste is conveyed to the brain | #WomenInScience | #FirstCulture

Women in Science: IISER Pune's Suhita Nadkarni on her eventful journey in neuroscience

Suhita Nadkarni represents the new crop of young Indian interdisciplinary scientists who refuse to suffer through the slow and bureaucratic approach to science that has been the norm in India