Scientists in the UK have manipulated two prominant types of brain wave while volunteers slept, in an effort to develop better tools to study critical neurological activities. The waves, referred to ...

A new study has brought scientists one step further in the direction of developing a cure for a brutal group of rare brain ...

Sound waves at frequencies above the threshold for human hearing are routinely used in medical care. Also known as ultrasound ...

Researchers have achieved the first demonstration in mice of using gene therapy to reverse hallmark symptoms of SYNGAP1-related disorder, a devastating condition affecting an estimated 1 million ...

During his third-year psychiatry clerkship as a medical student, Zach Rosenthal, MD, Ph.D., was part of a team providing care to a young man with schizophrenia and severe catatonia. "He was stuck ...

Brain waves can be manipulated whilst in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a sleep stage associated with memory and cognition, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. Novel technology, using ...

Liza Bobrow didn’t think it was a big deal when her handwriting suddenly went haywire. “It was just so bizarre,” she remembers. “My handwriting was getting teeny-tiny. I couldn’t even sign a check. I ...

Despite the brain being one of the most important organs of the body, breakthroughs in brain health, specifically the way we measure cognition, have been largely unchanged in decades. Advanced ...

Researchers found a way to watch anxiety unfold in the brain. Their study shows how the brain reacts when people face no-win ...

Delray Medical Center cut the ribbon on its newest high-tech machine last week that targets brain areas to treat movement disorders such as essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease.

After having her head shaved by nurses at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center, patient Catherine Klie's right hand shook ...