Dear Doctors: I was diagnosed with cryptogenic ischemic strokes, but I've never had a single stroke symptom other than dizziness and balance issues. These had been blamed on an inner-ear infection.

In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When it comes to defining neuroplasticity, there’s a little quiz that neuroscientist Sandra Bond Chapman, ...

When we think of managing our mental health, visions of processing things on our therapist's couch may come to mind. And while talk therapy certainly has a foothold in the mental health space, it's ...

Brain injuries can be devastating to you and your loved ones. Learn some tips to help you on your journey to recover from this traumatic experience.

Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active—we're told that changes like these can prevent up to 40% of dementia cases worldwide. The truth, however, is ...

For over a decade, neuroscientists have been trying to figure out how neurogenesis (the birth of new neurons) and neuroplasticity (the malleability of neural circuits) work together to reshape how we ...

You can’t rewire your brain through positive vibes or cold plunges. What you have to do is revisit a new habit, day in and ...

The very capacity that makes younger brains adaptable may also make them more likely to rewire an injury into a persistent ...

But creating a long-lasting electronic connection with the brain is complicated. Conventional microwire and silicon electrodes are much stiffer than soft brain tissue.

Neural plasticity is the ability of the brain to change based on experience, environment, and memory. When a child is ...

Neurons are important, but they are not everything. Indeed, it is "cartilage," in the form of clusters of extracellular matrix molecules called chondroitin sulfates, located in the outside nerve cells ...