Brain and Nervous System News & Features

Our ability to try new things and learn from successes and failures depends a lot on cells in the brain's frontal lobe behind the forehead, report researchers who learned more from new lab tests.

Neuroscientists use mathematical models to reproduce how the brain processes smell.

It’s happened to presidential candidates, Wheel of Fortune contestants, and (let’s be honest) you too – anyone can choke when stakes are high. Science explains why, and how to stop it.

While experts urge caution about jumping to any conclusion about Putin based on the limited speech samples, they do agree that voice analysis, when done by experts and used with other vital pieces of information, has enormous potential for health care.

An analysis of published papers in Chinese language journals provides evidence of decades of widespread organ harvesting from individuals who are still alive.

A new international study the smells that people like or loathe are determined not by cultural experiences but mostly by the structure of the odor molecule.

A new British study that included almost 800,000 older women found no link between using a cell phone and brain tumors.

A new study reveals that many Americans now believe that kids should not play the tackle version of the game.

A FDA advisory committee is unconvinced by that a new drug for ALS is effective.

Bruce Willis to Stop Acting After Aphasia Diagnosis March 30, 2022 -- Bruce Willis will step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that affects areas of the brain that produce and process language,.Willis’ ex-wife, actress Demi Moore, made the announcement on her Instagram page.Aphasia, results from damage or injury to language parts of the brain. It does get in the way of a person’s ability to communicate, but it doesn’t affect intelligence. It can range from mild to severe depending on the damage to the area.Aphasia can come on suddenly after a stroke or

The FDA is reviewing a drug that has shown little evidence that it might help treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

A device that’s about the size of a stapler can help doctors diagnose tricky diseases affecting the nervous system.

New research dispels the notion that "mild" concussions have no lasting impact on mental skills like thinking, remembering, and learning.

There’s one group the pandemic has hit with a particularly vicious wallop: college students

Headphones have a much stronger effect than external speakers on listeners' perceptions, judgments and behaviors.

In a snap, we showcase one of the fastest motions in the human body, and it’s about 20 times faster than the blink of an eye. With power like this at our fingertips, inventors hope to leverage it.

An autopsy report reveals more details about the head injury that led to comedian Bob Saget's death.

What is Wordle and what can it do for our brains? What to know about the "it" puzzle/brain teaser of the moment.

With the recent news that comedian Bob Saget's death was due to head trauma, apparently from an accidental blow to the head, doctors say any injury to the head needs to be taken seriously.

TGA is an episode of sudden and short-lived forgetting that is most common in people between 50 and 70

Data scientists face new challenges as their efforts to examine every single neuron in the human brain place extreme processing demands on supercomputers.

No one has been able to say for sure whether Havana syndrome is a true condition. How does it compare to psychogenic illnesses of the past?

If you have myasthenia gravis, you may struggle with explaining your condition to family and friends. Here’s how to detail your condition.

Unfortunately, these treatments can cost hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars which puts a damper on celebration.

People tend to plot ahead several moves even when they face an unpredictable opponent and have no hope of controlling the outcome, according to social experiments studying human nature.