Eyes open, brain shut: New brain-imaging techniques are giving researchers a better understanding of patients in the vegetative state

Article Abstract:

Researchers believe that people in coma for more than a month enter the persistent vegetative state and die as time passes by. The article explains that researchers are trying to develop brain-imaging techniques for diagnosing people in the vegetative state to help find out which patient has a chance of recovery.

Science & research, Research, Analysis, Diagnosis, Brain mapping, Persistent vegetative state, Neuroimaging

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The maternal brain

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Pregnancy and motherhood cause changes not only in the brain regions that govern maternal behavior but also in areas that regulate memory and learning. These changes help mothers to multitask and balance demands of childcare, work and social obligations.

Health aspects, Pregnant women

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His brain, her brain

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The study conducted suggested that females are intellectually inferior as compared to men because their architecture and activity differ to a small extent. This research could help in sex-specific treatments, which include depression and schizophrenia.

Comparative analysis, Brain

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