Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears ...

“It’s like using the Force” on a computer cursor, according to Noland Arbaugh, referencing the Star Wars energy field.

A study of individuals with cocaine use disorder found that, when given the option, those with a thicker insula region in the ...

The insula, or insular cortex ... Their study on right-brain stroke patients highlights behavioural and neural contribution of temperature and thermoception to disorders of body ownership.

Our investigation aims to establish the causal relationship and direction between insulin resistance and cognition, while also quantifying the mediating role of brain cortical structure in this ...

You might be familiar with a sensation called "brain zaps," or sensory disturbances that feel like electric shocks inside the brain. This symptom can occur after you skip or stop antidepressants ...

Some CT restaurants struggle, others are booming. Experts explain why, new worries, what can help. Some CT restaurants struggle, others are booming. Experts explain why, new worries, what can help.

But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders.

An additional high-resolution CT scan was performed, if the MR scan was not available ... anterior short gyrus; dAI, dorsal anterior insula; DBS, deep brain stimulation; DWI, diffusion weighted ...