neurology

Most people who say they've had a concussion say they sought out medical care at the time.

Poll: Nearly 1 In 4 Americans Reports Having Had A Concussion

5:26pm May 31, 2016

by Scott Hensley

Among the quarter of American adults who have had a concussion, most said they had sought medical treatment, according to the results of a poll conducted by NPR and Truven Health Analytics.

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Electric Currents And An 'Emotional Awakening' For One Man With Autism

11:27am April 22, 2016

Switched On author John Elder Robison says the emotional empathy he gained after receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation was intense. "It's like I lost a protective shield," he says.

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An MRI scan shows Bryan Arling's brain from above. The white-looking fluid is a subdural hematoma, or a collection of blood, that pushed part of his brain away from the skull, causing headaches and slowing his decision-making.

Health & Safety

How A Simple Bump Can Cause An Insidious Brain Injury

5:28pm January 06, 2016

by Daniel Zwerdling

Hundreds of thousands of people suffer brain injuries each year. Sometimes the damage is caused by something that seems innocuous, like a stumble or a bump on the head. When should you see a doctor?

Many hospitals haven't fully implemented guidelines put forth in 2010 to minimize errors in the determination of brain death.

Health & Safety

Researchers Find Lapses In Hospitals' Policies For Determining Brain Death

6:47pm December 28, 2015

by Rob Stein

Most hospitals don't require neurologists, neurosurgeons or even fully trained doctors to make the ultimate call.

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Oliver Sacks was an author, physician and a professor of neurology at the New York University School of Medicine.

Oliver Sacks: A Neurologist At The 'Intersection Of Fact And Fable'

7:52am September 01, 2015

The neurologist, who died Sunday, saw "infinitely moving, dramatic, romantic situations" during his decades studying the human brain. Fresh Air remembers Sacks with two interviews from 1985 and 2012.

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Neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks speaks at Columbia University in June 2009 in New York City. Sacks, a prolific author and commentator, has died at age 82.

Oliver Sacks, Renowned Neurologist And Author, Dies At 82

3:51pm August 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

His book Awakenings, about reviving patients from a catatonic state, was turned into a 1990 film. He also wrote more than a dozen other books, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.

Nurses Katherine Malinak and Amy Young lift Louis DeMattio, a stroke patient, out of his hospital bed using a ceiling-mounted lift at the Cleveland Clinic.

People With Brain Injuries Heal Faster If They Get Up And Get Moving

8:00am July 06, 2015

by Gretchen Cuda Kroen

Doctors tell surgical patients to get out of bed as soon as possible, but people with brain injuries are encouraged to rest. Now it looks like activity can benefit brain injured patients, too.

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A color-enhanced cerebral MRI showing a glioma tumor.

Thoughts Can Fuel Some Deadly Brain Cancers

7:03pm April 23, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

A doctor-scientist's long quest to help children with a rare form of brain cancer has led to the discovery that high levels of brain activity can make glioma tumors grow faster.

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Jonathan Keleher is one of a handful of people who have lived their entire lives without a cerebellum.

A Man's Incomplete Brain Reveals Cerebellum's Role In Thought And Emotion

6:40pm April 01, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

Jonathan Keleher is one of a handful of people known to have lived their entire lives without a cerebellum. His experiences are helping scientists show how this brain structure helps shape who we are.

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The human version of a DNA sequence called HARE5 (inserted into this mouse embryo) turned on a gene that's important for brain development. (Gene activity is stained blue.) By the end of gestation, the embryo's brain was 12 percent larger than the brain o

Just A Bit Of DNA Helps Explain Humans' Big Brains

1:57pm February 20, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists have found some human DNA that, when added to mice, makes their brains bigger. But as DNA research into human brains goes forward, are there ethical lines we shouldn't cross?

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