Scientists in Australia have discovered that a magnetic brain treatment already used for depression can boost the brain’s ...

In order to understand the structure and functioning of the brain, neuroscientists need to study the complex, ...

A team of researchers at Rowan University has developed an injectable biomaterial that could significantly improve recovery ...

New advanced imaging technology that detects specific molecules in the brain may find signs of MS lesions months earlier, a ...

The novel cue-induced analgesia paradigm allowed a compelling identification of a brainstem circuit element, i.e., somatostatin-expressing neurons within the ventrolateral periaqueductal grey that ...

Myelin sheath protein changes linked to impaired nerve signaling in Alzheimer's disease by Isabella Backman, Yale School of Medicine edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

The cordtypically terminates at the L1-L2 level (Fig 4). The nerves from the cauda equina provide communication to and from the lower extremities, bowel, bladder, and sexual organs.

The layer of myelin that protects the nerve fibers is fatty and repels water when it’s undamaged. If the myelin has been damaged, however, this fat content is reduced or stripped away entirely ...

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch ...

Aim To evaluate the correlation of the retinal blood vessel position and the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness profile. Methods RNFL thickness of 81 healthy subjects was measured using ...