“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

A Yale-led study shows that the senses stimulate a region of the brain that controls consciousness—a finding that might ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I am 76 years old, and I have had an essential tremor for over six years. It has progressively gotten ...

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Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...

I am 76 years old, and I have had an essential tremor for over six years. It has progressively gotten stronger, mainly in my ...