Neurology

Researchers say the medication is a significant improvement over other treatments

The Republican-proposed repeal bill is slated for a House vote on Thursday

“Smart drugs” are not clinically proven and could be dangerous

Physicians need more than the question: “How many fingers am I holding up?”

How did an educated, elderly engineer wind up with a heroin habit? 

Free, imaginative play is crucial for normal social, emotional and cognitive development. It makes us better adjusted, smarter and less stressed

A look inside the March/April issue of Scientific American Mind 

Sallie Baxendale, a consultant neuropsychologist at the Institute of Neurology at University College London, explains

Research paints a complex picture of how surgery and anesthesia might harm the brain, particularly for older patients 

Poverty may affect the size, shape and functioning of a young child's brain. Would a cash stipend to parents help prevent harm?

A new technique for measuring our neuronal response to sound is yielding both good news and bad news

Astronauts’ gray matter is compressed by time in space—except in an area that controls feeling and movement in the legs. Karen Hopkin reports.