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First Indian Brain Atlas

October 30 , 2019 1771 days 908 0
  • 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.

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