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As the song from the musical Les Miserables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, says, “But the tigers come at night, with their voices soft as thunder”. We’ve all been miserable at night, when we find ourselves tossing and turning in bed, staring at the ceiling because of an…

Experts want people to be aware of the disease which was restricted to central and southern America

Brits are utterly bamboozled by a new testing brain teaser, which is asking them to spot all three driving mishaps in a busy car park scene within just 33 seconds

Grant Churnin-Ritchie, 42, from Horsforth, was diagnosed with a pituitary tumour

A man was convinced that the same events kept happening. The delusion was likely a complication of Alzheimer's.

Results have been described as 'very promising'

'Mark always says when you play in a team, you have a goal.'

Figuring out how to enhance a person’s mental capabilities has been of considerable interest to psychology and neuroscience researchers like me for decades. From improving attention in high-stakes environments, like air traffic management, to reviving memory in people with dementia, the ability to improve cognitive function can have far-reaching consequences.…

Neuroscientists in Switzerland have created a wireless digital bridge which can restore the connection lost between the brain and the spinal cord

Oklahoma's state health department is investigating a cluster of illnesses in people who swam in local lakes and rivers. The cause remains unknown, but a dangerous brain-eating amoeba has been ruled out.

Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, had a cycling accident in 2011 in China and severely injured his spinal cord