A research team has demonstrated how the energy levels of individual neurons in the brain change during so-called spreading ...

Language processing in humans depends on the neuronal connection between language areas in the brain. Until recently, this ...

Researchers at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences have developed a new imaging method, D-PSCAN, which enables ...

An estate agent who thought his shoulder pain was just a trapped nerve was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Daniel Jones, 33, suddenly woke up with severe pain in his left shoulder and left side of ...

In migraine, the trigeminal nerve plays a crucial role. It transmits pain signals from the brain to the face, where flare-ups occur. Migraine causes severe headaches with other symptoms like ...

The trigeminal nerves are a pair of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves. This nerve has three main branches and transmits sensory inputs from the face to the brain. The branches are called V1, V2, and V3.

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A new study suggests that the spinal cord can distinguish different types of pain before the brain even knows you are hurt. In fact, certain spinal cord nerves may also influence how intensely ...

Cartoon Network Studios might have gone through some big changes over the years under Warner Bros. Animation, but it’s going to be making a big comeback later this Summer with a special panel ...

To better understand these responses and to improve psychological treatments, scientists have spent decades studying the underlying brain mechanisms, with particular focus on a brain region called ...

Our brain requires a constant supply of energy ... which severely impairs the function of synapses and the survival of the affected nerve cells." However, the underlying processes are only ...