A stroke can affect many of the brain’s essential functions, but the symptoms a person experiences often depend on which side ...

New research challenges traditional views of how the brain makes decisions, suggesting that even its earliest regions play a ...

When a child scribbles on paper, many parents instinctively focus on the hand he or she is using. “Why is my child using his ...

Skipping breakfast might seem harmless but it can have a noticeable impact on how your body functions throughout the day.

My doctor read the report and said, “You can either quit your job or I can put you in the hospital on an IV drip for 30 days.

This important cross-species study tests whether the corpus callosum contains parallel, segregated pathways for ipsilateral and contralateral visual-field information, rather than mixed inputs from ...

That informed her research on the brain. For the past few years as a Duke undergraduate student, Nana Osaki has studied the ...

Symptoms can vary depending on whether a stroke occurs on the left or right side of the brain. Learn how recovery may also ...

While occasional drinking may cause temporary changes, repeated or heavy alcohol use can lead to more serious and lasting ...

A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and memory. Older adults using BrainHQ for 10 weeks showed restored cholinergic ...

The brain’s memory center may begin life more like a crowded web than an empty canvas. Researchers discovered that early ...

New insight into decision-making pathways in the brain may impact the way engineers think about artificial intelligence, ...