RECENT evidence indicates that the cerebral cortex may excite or inhibit neurones of various sensory relay nuclei 1–6. For example, stimulation of the cat cerebral cortex may give rise to ...

Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have identified a metabolite of existing anaesthetics that can block sensory nerves ...

I recently asked myself if I’ll still have a healthy brain as I get older. I hold a professorship at a neurology department.

PITTSFIELD — We all have our likes and dislikes. The food we eat. The clothes we wear. The places and situations we find either comfortable or somehow awkward, even scary or upsetting. For most of us, ...

Sensory deprivation tank therapy may support relaxation, improve sleep, and decrease stress, anxiety, and pain. It may have other health benefits as well. A sensory deprivation tank, also called an ...

Sensory processing disorder is a condition in which the brain has trouble receiving and responding to information that comes in through the senses. Formerly referred to as sensory integration ...