My Perspective

Scientific studies have predicted that by the year 2036 the wild vertebrates (mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles) will go extinct. What would remain are those wild animals that are in the zoo. Could you guess the reason for this problem and a possible solution?  A recent peer reviewed publication [1] reported that the total biomass of

In my view, scientific progress primarily brings about betterment of society by improving the quality of life and providing access to modern healthcare. Though researchers strive to achieve breakthroughs hoping to translate these for public use, they implicitly assume that

My childhood dream has finally come true. I was recently awarded PhD in Auditory Neuroscience by Newcastle University, UK. My thesis is titled "A primate model of human cortical analysis of auditory objects".  Here is a short summary of my work:

I upgraded to LinkedIn Premium - Career plan - recently to try their exclusive features. I will list top features of premium membership and what it means to a regular user and whether it is useful. This article is written in the context of a professional looking to get hired and not in the point of view of a professional looking to recruit, increase sales or grow business. Here are my findings. Who viewed your profile  This feature allows one can see a lot of profile visitors for the past 90 days instead of just last 5 viewers that is provided regularly. However, it does not list people who

In this post, I will try to come up with examples from set theory as well as generic examples to help you understand necessity and sufficiency conditions better. Case 1 : A is both necessary and sufficient condition for B Set Theory example: Two identical sets A & B. If an element belongs to B it implies it belongs to A (so A is necessary for B) and if an element belongs to A it implies it belongs to B. (so A is sufficient for B) Generic Example:

In a recent paper [1], that studied 21 professionally qualified Sanskrit pandits, it was discovered that memorising Vedic mantras increases the size of brain regions associated with cognitive function, including short and long-term memory. The term the ‘Sanskrit Effect’ was thus coined. In short, this study showed that

I was reading the NICE guidelines on "Consensus statement on high-dose antipsychotic medication", latest (2014) version. In the section on 'Potential gender and ethnicity factors and high-dose strategies' it says: Genetic polymorphisms at both the metabolic level and site of action are likely to contribute to the overall response to a particular drug. Some Asian patients might have a lower dose threshold for a variety of Extrapyramidal side-effects.