Ever since Kevin Kelly and Gary Wolf coined the term quantified self nearly two decades ago, a whole industry has grown up around personal activity trackers to count our steps, optimize our sleep, ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes tremors, body stiffness and other difficulties with ...

In past research, Calvert and others in the field have been able to restore control over muscle movement for these patients ...

A multi-center clinical trial is now enrolling patients to test whether surgically implanted electrodes delivering continuous ...

DBS isn’t a cure for Parkinson’s disease. The treatment works by sending mild electrical signals to a targeted portion of the ...

Electrode arrays could help regenerate damaged optic nerves ...

Most people think of Alzheimer's disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown brain circuit that appears to drive chronic pain, separate from the pathways ...

Researchers say deep brain stimulation could target the emotional side of pain, offering relief for millions of Americans.

The Siberian salamander is an extraordinary animal: According to some reports, it can survive at temperatures of 50 degrees below freezing in a state of hibernation and for several decades in ...

A study suggests that 20 minutes of moderate cycling increases brain activity in the hippocampus, a region critical for learning and memory. This increased hippocampal activity may support memory ...