Brain
Critics have portrayed ECT as a form of medical abuse. Yet many psychiatrists, and more importantly, patients, consider it to be safe and effective. Few medical treatments have such disparate images.
Chemicals in ubiquitous Mediterranean plants hold key to delaying aging diseases, like Alzheimer's and Dementia.
In an era of post-truth and pseudoscience, what can you do?
Regional cerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area -- the region in the frontal lobe of the brain linked to speech production -- in persons who stutter.
Small changes can make a big difference to your quality of life without denting your social life.
Research challenges prevalent views that brain enlargement and dental reduction co-evolved.
Scientists identify mechanism that regulates rhythmic brain waves—inhibition at synapses is key to make memories permanent.
Implications also for understanding Zika virus-caused microencephaly.