In the US, as in much of the world, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a common cause of death and disability. So, what are TBIs? Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are physical injuries to brain tissue that can cause temporary or permanent impairment to brain function. Causes of TBI include, but are not limited to, falls […]
Why are there Folds in Our Brains?
Even if you weren’t a neuroscience major in college like I was, I’m sure you can appreciate how awesome the human brain looks. I’ve always wondered why the brain had sulci and gyri. After all, conditions like lissencephaly exist which would make one think logically that there’s some sort of biochemical process at work. That may […]
Mother’s instinct
“We found out why your child’s headaches have not improved. There is a mass in your child’s brain that is causing the headaches and vomiting. The good news is that it is small and it is not pressing on any other parts of the brain, which would have impaired his neurological functions. We called Neurosurgery […]
