Thursday, April 30, 2015

Amity University Gurgaon Students visited National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar

The industrial visit of Amity University Gurgaon students  to National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar was held on 17th March, 2015 and it was headed by Dr. S.K.Ray, Mr. Yashil Handa, Ms. Sakshi Sethi and Ms. Apoorva Chaudhary. Firstly, an overview about all the ongoing projects and research work in NBRC was given. After which research fellows briefly explain about specific ongoing projects which includes:
1. Research on permanent and temporary memory leading to stimulation of specific nerve cells or chemicals to alter the working and storage capacity of brain.
2. Research on AIDS virus and its further effects on human brain leading to short term memory loss i.e. Dementia.
3. Specimens of human brain were shown.
4. The working of MRI machine was shown and briefly explained. They briefed about different angles, color codes, 3D view and frequency variation of the final image.
The overall experience of the visit helped in increasing practical knowledge.

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