He never expected to have to be airlifted off Half Dome for a tumor he had no idea he was harboring. A year later, he was back on Half Dome to do that climb. Here, in his own words, is how he made it ...

Occipital lobe impairment can lead to blindness. Microcephaly is common, with head circumference measurements reflecting a change in brain growth as early as 2 months following the injury.

IN her first interview since having brain surgery ... while one in the occipital lobe may cause loss of vision on one side of the visual field. Meanwhile, a growth in the cerebellum may cause ...

Neurologists believe that the same areas of the brain responsible for processing vision-the occipital lobe and visual cortex-remain active ... or sadness Green - Growth, healing, or jealousy Yellow - ...

Aleena Palumbo was driving home from work on a rainy evening when she was hit head-on by a truck running a red light at 55 ...

By Balambal Suryanarayanan When one first falls in love, noradrenaline is released, the key neurotransmitter in the flight or fight response. Anna Cappella/ Contributing Editor    Love is one of ...

Cortical thickness analysis and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) are valuable neuroimaging tools for studying MS-related brain changes ... revealed a large lesion in the right posterior parietal lobe, ...

Human evolution has revolved around food, from identifying and foraging for it to growing and preparing it. Researchers have identified a region in the brain's visual cortex that responds to food and ...

Lobes of the Brain The cerebral hemispheres are commonly mapped out based on four large regions—the frontal lobe, the temporal lobe, the parietal lobe, and the occipital lobe—with one of each ...

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new research led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel ...

Researchers find blocking the KCNB2 gene can slow tumor growth, paving the way for next-gen treatments for childhood brain cancer. Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids ...

Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word "cat" is stuck on the tip of your tongue.