Low spirits can upset the heart s rhythm and increase the risk of coronary diseases

Pregnant women often complain of lack of concentration and poor memory. Scientists now offer an interesting explanation for this phenomenon; that a woman's brain size shrinks during late pregnancy

Recognised specifically as a brain disease uptil now, reading disorders are now linked to the language concerned

A safely tested new drug to help septuagenarians remember was disclosed at the recent annual meeting of neuroscience in Washington, US. The drug contains a new class of molecules called ampakines,

By studying a gene causing a taste anomaly in fruit flies, researchers are trying to interpret the working patterns of the human brain

Recent studies not only reveal that functions of the human brain are highly localised but also that the brain responds to different stimuli in a clustered manner

Epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterised by fits, is the focus of a combined drive launched by the World Health Organi

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Soon a simple robot that can learn the physical characteristics of the brain may give neurosurgeons finer control over surgical instruments during delicate brain operations

The first symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in the late 20 s, but neuroscientists now believe that the seeds for the disease are sown during foetal development