Understanding how your brain and nervous system function can help you recognize the symptoms of conditions that affect them. Learn about diagnostic tests, associated diseases, and treatment options.
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How to Follow the MIND Diet
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What Extreme Heat Does to Your Brain
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How to Spot a Meningitis Rash (And What to Do Next)
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Nootropics: Everything You Need to Know
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How Long It Takes Gabapentin to Treat Nerve Pain
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Can Stress Cause Seizures?
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How Does Thermoregulation Work?
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How a Vitamin B12 Blood Test Can Help Confirm Your Levels
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When Is Your Brain Fully Developed? Brain Maturity from Adolescence to Adulthood
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How Exercise Helps With Restless Legs Syndrome
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Neurotransmitters: Roles in Brain and Body
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Brain Exercises to Train Your Cognitive Abilities
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How Long a Brain Aneurysm Headache Lasts Before Rupturing
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Memory Disorders: The Diseases That Cause Forgetfulness
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What Are Catecholamines, and What Do They Do?
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Why Do I Feel Tingling in My Face?
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Confusion and Cognitive Effects: What to Know
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What to Know About the Hypothalamus
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Expressive Aphasia: What to Know About Communication Disorders
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Which Medications Cause Sundowning Symptoms?
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How Long Does Aspirin Stay In Your System?
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Living With Femoral Neuropathy: Managing Pain Symptoms
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Where Is My Solar (Celiac) Plexus?
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Hyperthymesia: More Than Just a Good Memory
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Synesthesia: What to Do When One Sense Comes Through as Another
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Does Alcohol Cause Inflammation?
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Here's What Elon Musk's Neuralink Brain Chip Is Supposed to Do
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Cognitive Decline Symptoms in Young and Older Adults
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12 Ways to Improve Memory and Concentration
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Why Are You Waking Up Dizzy?
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Klonopin (Clonazepam) Side Effects
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Epilepsy Medication: Types and Available Options
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Effects of Spina Bifida in Children and Adults
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Spinal Cord Injury: Emergency Signs and Long-Term Care
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What Is the Sympathetic Nervous System?
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What Is Tree Man Syndrome?
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What Is XYY Syndrome?
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What Is Triple X Syndrome?
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What Is Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)?
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What Is a Concussion?
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What Causes Psychomotor Agitation?
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Déjà Vu: Definition, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatment
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What Is Hydrocephalus?
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What is Progressive Bulbar Palsy?
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PLS vs ALS: What Are the Differences?
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What Is Friedreich's Ataxia?
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What Is Superficial Siderosis?
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Using a TENS Unit to Treat Restless Legs Syndrome
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What Is Marchiafava-Bignami Disease?
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What Is a False Memory?
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How Getting Sober Enabled Me to Confront My Mental Health Issues
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The Impact of Alcohol on Your Body
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What Is Intracranial Hypotension?
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What Is Alcoholic Neuropathy?
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Tingling Hands: Causes, Treatment, and When To Worry
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What Is Executive Function and How Can You Improve It?
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Causes and Treatment of Spinal Meningitis
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Cognitive Development Theory: What Are the Stages?
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Types of Apraxia and How They Are Treated
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What Is Post Electric Shock Syndrome?
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Neurons and How They Work in Your Body
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Why Is My Head Tingling?
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