The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...

Researchers have discovered that a brain network involved in reward processing and attention to stimuli is markedly bigger in people with depression, remains stable over time, is unaffected by ...

A swollen, second-degree burn that goes all the way around an arm or leg can also put pressure on nerve cells and restrict blood flow to other parts of the body that aren't even involved in the burned ...

Some people refer to the combination of these symptoms as brain fog. Brain fog isn’t a formal diagnosis. The term may be used to indicate gradual or sudden challenges in your: ability to think ...

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - There is no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of available published ...

The study shows that when older individuals listen to familiar music, sensory-related areas of the brain become extra active, while the regions responsible for memory function are less active.

Conclusion: Exercise-induced activation increase in the frontal associative areas of children and adolescents is dominant, especially longer periods of moderate-intensity variable exercise can induce ...

These two factors are largely why the idea mobile phones might cause brain cancer emerged in the first place. The possibility that mobile phones might cause cancer has been a long-standing concern.

Brain zaps are sensory disturbances that can feel like electrical shock sensations in the brain. A person may also notice a brief buzzing sound and feel faint or black out momentarily. Researchers ...

By Dana G. Smith Illustrations by Ana Galvañ What can I do to take good care of my brain and lower my risk for a neurological disease? That’s the No. 1 question neurologist Dr. Jonathan Rosand ...

Games like word games, puzzles, or card games can help create more brain neurons ... the effect of computerized cognitive training (in areas such as reasoning, memory, language, and attention ...