Language, empathy, attention - as different as these abilities may be, one brain region is involved in all these processes: The inferior parietal lobe (IPL). Yet until now it was unclear exactly what ...

These findings provide some evidence that reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD).

An acquired difficulty in the ability to write is commonly seen in association with disorders of language, but in contrast to a selective difficulty with reading, its occurrence as an isolated sign of ...

People who spend less time in deep sleep or rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may be at greater risk for brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease. A new study published in the Journal of Clinical ...

Balint syndrome is a rare neurological condition that affects visual perception. This may cause difficulty controlling eye movements and not seeing individual objects as part of a group. Hand-eye ...