The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including decision-making, perception, language and memory. Understanding how the morphology ...
Neurological disorders affect the function of the nervous system. Common pediatric neurological disorders include ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy. Neurological disorders ...
When the aging brain misfires, the results can be astonishing and a little alarming.
Kenneth Kendler, one of the most influential and prolific psychiatric researchers and historians of our time, recently published two articles examining the role of the brain in psychiatric disorders: ...
Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...
Not all depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia is the same. A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry identified a distinct subtype of psychiatric illness marked by brain inflammation, ...
Manji is a professor at Oxford University, a professor (adjunct) at Yale University, and co-chair of the U.K. government Mental Health Goals program. Nestler is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz dean of ...