Researchers at the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) have created the first-ever Indian Brain Atlas (IBA).
The study has revealed that the Indian brain, on an average, is smaller in height, width and volume when compared to Western and other eastern populations.
The Atlas will help in early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and other brain-related ailments.
It will also help in better MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) analysis of Indians.
Before IBA, Indian MRI images were compared with Caucasian or Chinese, Korean brain images.