Exposure to a certain single-celled parasite became the infamous face of ‘crazy cat people’ syndrome, but perhaps unjustly so.

Test your students’ knowledge of the various diseases and disorders that plague the brain and nervous system.

Trauma silences its victims, but art can help those suffering from the psychological wounds of war begin to open up and heal.

The contents of your dinner plate can have profound effects on your brain and nervous system.

Hormones are important messages both within the brain and between the brain and the body.

Robert King, a member of the Angola 3, shares how his 29 years in solitary confinement changed the course of his life forever.

Jules Lobel has spent years using neuroscience studies in court to argue and prove that solitary confinement should be considered cruel and unusual punishment.

Think back to a really vivid memory. Got it? Now try to remember what you had for lunch three weeks ago. That second memory probably isn’t as strong—but why not?

It’s hard to describe what an emotion is — let alone how many of them there are or whether everyone experiences the same ones. But we do know this: emotions arise from activity in distinct parts of the brain.

Emerging research suggests that even mild hits to the head may damage the tiny lymphatic vessels that clear toxic chemicals and cellular debris from the brain.