How does the brain work? What’s the latest in brain research? And what’s the relationship between the thoughts in our minds and the brains in our heads? Is gray matter all that matters? It’s called, “The Mind-Body Problem” and it has enticed philosophers for centuries: Is... Read more →

Learn how the brain works when sensing danger or learning social behavior. And painkillers make you feel better, but can many lead to addiction? Explore the mystery behind those itchy, red bumps called hives. Read more →  Read More →

Working memory is a system used for temporarily storing and manipulating information needed to perform various cognitive tasks. This article allows an insight into how the input from different fields, could present us with a more thorough understanding of this significant cognitive ability. Read more... Read more →

Pick’s Disease is a rare and fatal degenerative disease of the nervous system. Clinically there are major overlaps with Alzheimer’s presenile dementia. Arnold Pick was born of German-Jewish parents in a village called Velke Mezirici (Gros-Meseritsch) in Moravia. He studied medicine at Vienna... Read more →

Why is it that great works of art seem to have a universal appeal, transcending cultural and geographic boundaries? – V.S. Ramachandran, Director of UCSD’s Center for Brain and Cognition. Read more →  Read More →

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime — more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year. Dr. Kristin Cadenhead, UCSD Department of Psychiatry discusses this mysterious... Read more →

Korsakoff was one of the greatest neuropsychiatrist of the 19th century and published numerous works in neuropathology, psychiatry, and forensic medicine. Apart from his studies on alcoholic psychosis he introduced the concept of paranoia and wrote an excellent textbook on psychiatry. Read more →  Read More →