When Nebraska woman Alex Simpson was just two months old, she was diagnosed with a rare congenital brain condition that meant ...

New research reveals that the human brain contains a built-in pain map that activates in different regions when relieving pain in the face, arm, or leg. Researchers at the University of Sydney have re ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines are a commonly prescribed treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which muscles in the airways collapse during sleep, blocking ...

Using powerful 7-Tesla brain imaging, researchers mapped how the brainstem manages pain differently across the body. They ...

Doctors told her parents she wasn't expected to survive past age 4, but a Nebraska woman born without cerebral hemispheres ...

In recent weeks, the nation has turned its attention to Jahi McMath, a 13-year old girl in Oakland, CA that was declared brain dead by doctors a few days after ...

What is brain death? Though the term is used to unhook ventilators and guide organ donation, there hasn't been a single process that determines when brain death has occurred. That may be about to ...

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Your brainstem is the central apparatus of your entire nervous system. One portion of your brainstem is called the pons. The pons links your brain to your spinal cord. Your pons handles all of your ...