Scientists have shown that it is possible to repair an injured brain by creating a small number of new, specifically-targeted innervations, rather than a larger number of non-specific connections.

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of our brain. The organ, housed inside the skull and protected by a bony covering called the cranium, controls thought, memory, emotion, vision, and motor ...

Illustration of the cerebrum (Latin: "brain") and cerebellum (Latin: "little brain"). Cerebral means "relating to the cerebrum." Cerebellar means "relating to the cerebellum." The cerebral cortex is ...

The young brain is enormously resilient to early injury. This resiliency contrasts with the severe and permanent impairments that frequently accompany equivalent damage to the mature cerebrum. For ...

To evaluate whether current clinical criteria and confirmatory tests for the diagnosis of ‘brain death’ satisfy the requirements for the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain ...

In 1504, Leonardo da Vinci made wax castings of the human brain and coined the term cerebellum (Latin for “little brain”). Historically, the cerebellum has been considered by most neuroscientists to ...

Have you ever blamed your lack of imagination or failure to grasp basic math on your brain? Specifically, because you’re a “left brain” or a “right brain” thinker? If you believe we were all born with ...

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