A functional imaging study involves the collection of one or more functional scans for each subject, which show signal changes in regions where neuronal work has increased (Fig. 1). To compensate for ...

Several days ago, we were fortunate to get a tour of the gross anatomy lab here at Drexel University College of Medicine. And by gross, I don't mean disgusting - I mean what the medical world terms ...

Walk around the South Campus or peek into the Health Sciences Library during the first summer session each year and you’re sure to see them, dressed in blue or green scrubs and toting copies of “Grant ...

Each distinct part of the brain plays a different role in allowing humans to have thoughts and memories, move their arms and legs, sense smell, sight, hearing, touch, and taste, as well as maintain ...

Neuroscience laboratory includes the study of the anatomy and function of the human brain, spinal cord, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems through prosection, audiovisual resources and ...

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of our brain. The organ, housed inside the skull and protected by a bony covering called the cranium, controls thought, memory, emotion, vision, and motor ...

The brain (logic), heart (passion) and spine (courage) make up the anatomy of healthcare leadership in the 21st century, according to Dr. Robert Pearl, former CEO of the nation's largest physician ...

Even though we’re told to treat our brain like a muscle and exercise it, the brain isn’t actually a muscle. The exercise has nothing to do with physical exercise, though physical exercise does happen ...