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.
Supplements
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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Everything You Need to Know About Barbiturates
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Concerta vs. Vyvanse: How Do They Compare for ADHD?
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How Does Thermoregulation Work?
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How a Vitamin B12 Blood Test Can Help Confirm Your Levels
A child writes in their diary at home
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
Woman with memory disorder being helped putting on her shoes
Memory Disorders: The Diseases That Cause Forgetfulness
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What Are Catecholamines, and What Do They Do?
Woman touching her face
Why Do I Feel Tingling in My Face?
Worried senior woman contemplating at home
Confusion and Cognitive Effects: What to Know
Why Does the Hypothalamus Do?
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?
Woman with leg pain
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
Man sitting at a table, looking out a window while sipping a beer
Does Alcohol Cause Inflammation?
A radiologist reviews human brain MRI scan on computer
Here's What Elon Musk's Neuralink Brain Chip Is Supposed to Do
Senior man and nurse looking at photo album in the living room in a nursing home
Cognitive Decline Symptoms in Young and Older Adults
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12 Ways to Improve Memory and Concentration
A close-up shot of a woman in bed in her pajamas in the morning. She has a headache and feeling sad
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
A healthcare provider assists a man using a walker
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?
Healthcare provider sits across the table from a couple reviewing medical information
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?
Patients holding hands
What Causes Psychomotor Agitation?
An elderly man looking at black and white photos
Déjà Vu: Definition, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatment
Healthcare provider looking at brain scans
What Is Hydrocephalus?
Man talking to woman neurologist
What is Progressive Bulbar Palsy?
Doctor talking to older man in examination room
PLS vs ALS: What Are the Differences?
muscle stiffness
What Is Friedreich's Ataxia?
Senior couple holding hands with a cane in one hand.
What Is Superficial Siderosis?
Person with restless leg syndrome
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?
Woman experiencing alcoholic neuropathy in her hands
What Is Alcoholic Neuropathy?
tingling hands
Tingling Hands: Causes, Treatment, and When To Worry
Couple planning finances and projects is an example of executive function
What Is Executive Function and How Can You Improve It?
Woman with headache talking to doctor about meningitis
Causes and Treatment of Spinal Meningitis
young children in classroom
Cognitive Development Theory: What Are the Stages?
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Types of Apraxia and How They Are Treated
Post Electric Shock Syndrome
What Is Post Electric Shock Syndrome?
Nuerons
Neurons and How They Work in Your Body