Navigation through the space around us is one of the most fundamental and crucial abilities that humans and other...
What happens when we hear? Where does the sound go when it enters our ears? Our ears sense the vibrations of the air...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a serious disease of the nervous system, in which the brain and spinal cord...
We forget a lot about events that happen early in our lives. Why does this happen? To answer this question, we looked...
The brain is the control center for all our thoughts and actions. Have you ever wondered exactly how your brain works...
Treatments are designed to help people fight diseases or their symptoms, and they are supposed to make us feel better...
Have you ever wondered if someone who is 72 uses their brain any differently than someone who is 27? What are the...
All normally developing babies learn to speak. For most adults, however, it is hard to learn a new language, even...
Bilingualism, which means speaking more than one language, allows a person to communicate with a larger number of...
Epilepsy is a disorder in which abnormal electrical signals between brain cells lead to seizures. Seizures can cause...
The retina is the thin layer in the back of the eyeball where vision begins, and it is actually considered part of the...
Imagine you just got a bad grade on a test. What kind of thoughts would be running through your head? When something...
