Researchers from four academic neurosurgical centers in Japan found that the parietooccipital fissure, which divides the temporal, occipital, and parietal lobes of the brain, acts as an obstacle that ...

We regularly find ourselves in situations in which we talk to others. We talk to friends in a different way than we do to strangers. One important skill for this is not just understanding what the ...

Neuroscientists have gained new insight into how our brain evolved into a language-ready brain. Compared to chimpanzee brains, the pattern of connections of language areas in our brain has expanded ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers examine neural networks in the left language-dominant hemisphere responsible for semantic integration using intracranial recordings in ...

The temporal lobe is part of the cerebral cortex. It plays a role in memory, enables people to process sound and vision, and is crucial for recognizing objects and language. Dysfunction in the ...

Action movie icon Bruce Willis called time on his decades-long acting career after going public with his aphasia diagnosis. The "Die Hard" star's daughter, Rumer Willis, announced his retirement on ...

Imagine trying to speak but only being able to produce fragments: "one eye – eye is always – tears – been teary – I can't – I could earlier." Or imagine speaking fluently but creating bizarre ...

Memory loss is usually the first thing people think of when it comes to dementia. The condition, which affects 7 million Americans, is primarily defined by memory issues, forgetfulness and gradual ...

A 34 year-old woman presented with headaches and a mild receptive aphasia, two weeks following labor and delivery. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. (Left) Magnetic Resonance Venogram (MRV); (Middle) ...