Fig: Cerebral Cortex Fig:There are zones in the human brain where sensory information comes together and is integrated such as the...

Sleep is an important part of your daily routine—you spend about one-third of your time doing it. Arousal is a state of awareness of the...

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affects a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most...

Brain functions such as thinking, memory and learning are intricately linked to glucose levels and how efficiently the brain uses this...

Glia (Greek word meaning glue) are supporting cells that are essential for the structural integrity of the nervous system and for the...

Brain stem death or in general “brain death” happens when the brain stem (a part of the brain) no longer works. If the brain stem stops...

Parkinson’s disease is a motor disorder characterized by difficulty in initiating movements, slowness of movement, and rigidity. Patients...

Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. These natural processes respond primarily to...

Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson stated in his book ‘Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence’ that...

The part of the brain that is most important in regulating sleep duration is hypothalamus. Certain groups of hypothalamic neurons and...

Bipolar disorder is a disease that affects the nervous system. It causes depression and excitement episodes; cases of insomnia are a...

Brain implants, often referred to as neural implants, are technological devices that connect directly to a biological subject’s brain -...

An important aspect in the explanation of dreaming is an understanding of the portions of the brain, which work together to create and...

Motherhood is a special journey with a multitude of experiences.This journey of motherhood changes the emotional state and neural...

Emotions are the result of a complex interplay of many regions of the brain. Prominent among these regions is the limbic system.The...

About 1% of the world’s population suffers from schizophrenia,a severe mental disturbance characterized by psychotic episodes in which...

The systematic mapping of higher cognitive functions to specific brain areas began in the 19th century when physicians learned that...

COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-COV-2) is often characterised as a respiratory disease. However,...

With neuroimaging techniques (commonly functional magnetic resonance imaging), subjects view art works and indicate their preference...

Art is actually part of what historians deem necessary for a group of people to be considered a society. Art, along with writing, cities,...