Years ago, as a neurology resident, Chinfei Chen, MD, Ph.D., cared for a 20-year-old woman who had experienced a very small ...

A new study reveals that the thalamus, long overshadowed by the cortex and hippocampus, plays a crucial role in shaping and updating brain connections.

CCR5 antagonists show promise for stroke cerebroprotection and recovery, although further preclinical evidence in clinically relevant domains could strengthen support for clinical translation.

One notable missing feature in most ANN models is top-down feedback, i.e. projections from higher-order layers to lower-order layers in the network. Top-down feedback is ubiquitous in the brain, and ...

Jan. 24, 2025 — A new study sheds light on one of the most severe consequences of stroke: damage to the ... as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic ...

Blood Pressure Patterns During Pregnancy Predict Later Hypertension Risk, Study Finds Mar. 18, 2025 — Women with blood pressure levels in a range considered clinically normal during pregnancy ...

Outcomes included change in National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (ΔNIHSS) score, modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 0–3 after 90 days, mortality, expanded Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction ...

For example, a stroke in the right cerebral cortex can lead to the diminished ability to notice and use the left side of the body. Depending on the part of the body affected, an optometrist, ...

Department of Urology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. (E.I.K., L.M., S.M., D.C., D.G., C.Y.L.) USC Neurorestoration ...