Neurology

Scientific American MIND speaks with the author of Brain Storms: The Race to Unlock the Mysteries of Parkinson’s Disease

Toxoplasma gondii, an insidious and common parasite spread by cats, controls its rodent host's brain—and may be manipulating our own behavior as well

Deficiencies in zinc can play a role in depression and a new way to enhance lithium may hold promise for bipolar disorder

The famed neurologist–author found uniqueness in every patient and savored the miracle of existence, whether it be found in squirrel monkeys or people

The prolific author–neurologist gave the world empathetic insights into disorders of the brain while also inspiring films, plays, an opera and likely many careers in medicine and brain science

The brain constantly strives to reconcile its own internal picture of the world with the incoming sensory flood from eyes, ears and other sensory inputs—a process that lets us run, walk and move about the world.

Neurons involved in Parkinson’s disease are especially susceptible to burnout because of their complex branching

If you seek high well-being, your best bets are gratitude and love of learning.

Congress members from both sides of the aisle are calling for a national strategy to confront the dementia “tsunami” but let’s be real about what to expect

After a string of failed trials, drugs that target protein build-up in the brain appear to slow disease progress

The new line of communication prompts rethinking of neurologic disease

We spend so much time on standardized testing and measuring learning ability that we don’t track how much we’re developing the key competencies that enable us to imagine what could be