The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL. The parts of ...

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The parts of the brain needed to remember words have been identified. Those areas are affected by a common form of epilepsy, say scientists. A team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at University ...

A review of over 100 years of neuroscience research asks if some brain regions are more important than others for consciousness. What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

In the 2015 Pixar film Inside Out, a young girl’s mind is brought vividly and hilariously to life through a cast of animated archetypes, each representing a distinct facet of emotion or thought. The ...

The human brain, despite its remarkable resilience, remains vulnerable to conditions that can drastically alter quality of life. A landmark study published in the BMJ Journal of Neurology, ...

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What exactly is happening when an individual with misophonia is triggered? Well, we don’t know everything about misophonia’s underlying mechanisms, but we do know some things that are certain.