Neurology

Here's a look at how the brain uses its mental dictionary to remember and retrieve language

Electrical stimulation to the lower spine has improved the mobility of a man with Parkinson’s disease for the past two years, but researchers say larger clinical trials are needed to assess the device  

By inhibiting part of rats’ brain stem, scientists may have found the play center of the brain

As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries in the sport raise discussion about the lifelong consequences on the brain

A 1943 paper highlighted “Donald T.” as “Case 1” of 11 children with “autistic disturbances of affective contact”

Genetic resilience found in a person predisposed to early-onset dementia could potentially lead to new treatments

Findings suggest that the amyloid-targeting drug candidate slows cognitive decline in some people, but questions remain over its potential side effects

Functional neurological disorders are very real, and medical compassion is an important part of treatment

There is no cure for FTD, the disease that actor Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with, but new research suggests some future therapies

Researchers who study aphantasia, or the inability to visualize something in your “mind’s eye,” are starting to get a sense of how to accurately measure the condition and what it may mean for those who have it.

Scientists are deciphering how the brain choreographs immune responses, hoping to find treatments for a range of diseases

What a patient and family members can expect from the recently approved drug lecanemab—and what more is needed to help stop Alzheimer’s dementia