Brain is a neurological journal published by Oxford University Press. It was edited by John Newsom-Davis from 1997 to 2004. Under his editorship it became one of the first scientific journals to go online. Since 2004 the journal is edited by Alastair Compston, Professor and Head of Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Cambridge.
Delusions—fixed false beliefs—can be tricky to study. And it's not yet clear how the brain gives rise to these departures from reality. Further, there are many types of delusions. Those with persecutory delusions or paranoia, ...
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A new type of degenerative brain disease, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), was recognized just a decade or so ago, and remains relatively unknown.
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Investigators in the Parkinson's Foundation-backed PD GENEration study—which reached its goal of 15,000 participants ahead of schedule this spring—found that 13% of participants have a genetic form of Parkinson's disease ...
Jul 29, 2024
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An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to a new Tulane University study.
Jul 26, 2024
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Florey researchers have discovered how a rare genetic mutation breaks a molecular "gate," causing the severely disabling developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) in infants.
Jul 17, 2024
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Have you ever had the solution for a tough problem suddenly hit you when you're thinking about something entirely different? Creative thought is a hallmark of humanity, but it's an ephemeral, almost paradoxical ability, striking ...
Jul 15, 2024
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A team of researchers led by Oscar Sánchez-Carranza in Professor Gary Lewin's lab at the Max Delbrück Center have identified a new function for the PIEZO2 protein—in mediating chronic pain hypersensitivity. The research ...
Jul 11, 2024
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A recent study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital reveals insights that could lead to new treatments for a serious brain bleeding condition that's common in newborns with very low birth weight. The findings ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Schizophrenia, which affects up to 1% of the population, is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by multiple symptoms. One of the most common, and for which there is no treatment, is apathy and lack of motivation.
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Research suggests that males and females differ in their experience of pain, but up until now, no one knew why. In a recent study published in Brain, University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers became the first to identify ...
Jun 10, 2024
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