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CHOP, CDC study finds majority of concussions are diagnosed at primary care sites, not in emergency department.

When neurons die, their remains need to be eliminated quickly so that the surrounding brain tissue can continue functioning. A type of highly specialized cell known as microglia is responsible for this process which is called phagocytosis (derived from the Greek "phagein", to eat, and "kitos", cell).

A region of the brain that responds to bad experiences has the opposite reaction to expectations of aversive events in people with depression compared to healthy adults, finds a new University College London (UCL) study funded by the Medical Research Council.

Results of the first study of its kind to link abnormalities in circadian rhythms to changes in specific neurotransmitters in people with bipolar disorder will be published this week in the journal Biological Psychiatry.

A surgically implanted neuroprosthesis programmed to stimulate coordinated activity of hip, knee, and ankle muscles has led to substantial improvement in walking speed and distance in a patient with limited mobility after a stroke, according to a single-patient study in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Chronic stress can make us worn-out, anxious, depressed—in fact, it can change the architecture of the brain. New research at The Rockefeller University shows that when mice experience prolonged stress, structural changes occur within a little-studied region of their amygdala, a part of the brain that regulates basic emotions, such as fear and anxiety.

UCLA Neuroscientists have boost ability of aging brain to recapture links between related memories.

Increase in the brain's grey matter proof that the brain has the ability to rescue itself.

The precise diagnosis and prognosis of recovery of consciousness of patients after a severe brain injury is a challenging clinical task, as some brain-injured patients retain certain levels of awareness despite appearing fully unresponsive.

Study identifies brain chemicals and neural pathway involved in switching between habitual behavior and deliberate decision-making.