Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are among the most well-known neurodevelopmental conditions, estimated to affect approximately 1–3% and 5–7% of the global population, respectively. ...
A Yale-led study shows that the senses stimulate a region of the brain that controls consciousness—a finding that might inform treatment for disorders related to attention, arousal, and more.
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For millions of people around the world with essential tremor, everyday activities from eating and drinking to dressing and doing basic tasks can become impossible. This common neurological movement disorder causes uncontrollable ...
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Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with the condition. A year later, it was revealed that US chat show ...
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Though the sense of touch underlies how we and most other animals interact with the world around us, much remains unknown about how this sense is processed in the brain. Researchers from Heidelberg University and Ludwig Maximilian ...
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Years ago, as a neurology resident, Chinfei Chen, MD, Ph.D., cared for a 20-year-old woman who had experienced a very small stroke, affecting only the thalamus.
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A team of researchers has discovered that the developing brain can reorganize its sensory maps when the sense of touch is affected. In a study published today in Nature Communications, the Development, Plasticity, and Reprogramming ...
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Working memory is what allows humans to juggle different pieces of information in short-term scenarios, like making a mental grocery list and then going shopping or remembering and then dialing a phone number.
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The sense of smell promotes adaptive behaviors such as feeding and soothing, but how early humans begin to process odors represents a gap in knowledge for researchers.
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A recent study by Simon Fraser University researchers has revealed how an overlooked type of indirect brain damage contributes to ongoing disability after a stroke.
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