Humans and other animals gradually learn what sounds or other sensory cues in their surroundings are meaningful or ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) belong to a spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases with overlapping symptoms, characterized by muscle wasting, paralysis, dementia ...

Kanye West, now known as Ye, dropped a full-page Wall Street Journal apology linking his 2002 car accident to years of antisemitic outbursts. The rapper claims undiagnosed brain damage from the crash ...

Persistent compromised hand function is one of the most common long-term deficits after stroke. It is related to dysfunction of the primary motor cortex (M1) and corticospinal tract (CST) as assessed ...

Abstract: Chronic pain poses considerable health risks, necessitating the development of effective treatments. Physical modulation of the motor cortex has demonstrated promise for pain relief; however ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published Nov. 25 in Neuron, finds in mice that via specific circuits, ...

Summary: New research shows that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t simply broadcast generic commands to sensory regions—it sends finely tailored signals that shape how the brain processes vision depending ...

For over 150 years, neuroscientists have known that a small region in the left frontal lobe—Broca's area—plays a crucial role in speech production. Named after French physician Paul Broca, who ...

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I don’t know. I don’t have a sense of who I am. Marc Pierrat’s mind once ran as smoothly as the gears on his endurance bike. He was a mechanical engineer by training and a marathoner for fun, a guy ...

The frontal lobe helps with thinking, planning, memory, and self-control. To keep your frontal lobe healthy, do puzzles, exercise, and learn new things. Avoid head injuries and don't smoke or drink ...