When I was a graduate student 25 years ago, I met a man I’ll call Mr. X, who had recently recovered from a stroke to the right side of his cerebral cortex. Like many people with a neurological ...

Jacinta O'Shea from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences explains how stimulation of the brains of stroke patients can cause long-lasting improvements. Every year thousands of people are ...

December 22, 2011 — A new study suggests that use of theta-burst stimulation can help patients with stroke who are suffering from hemispatial neglect, with improvements apparent after only 2 weeks of ...

Check out the dog, Barley, in this video: YouTube link. Notice how he doesn't seem interested in the food on the left side of his bowl. Perhaps he's blind in his left eye? But that can't be the case.

A new study shows that drowsiness alters awareness in much the same way as a common form of brain damage Damage to certain parts of the brain can lead to a bizarre syndrome called hemispatial neglect, ...

(via SciShow Psych) Losing half of the world sounds like a weird, abstract dream state. But for those that develop hemispatial neglect, that’s exactly what happens, without them even realizing it.

A stroke can cause permanent damage to important parts of the brain, with the result that many stroke survivors require lifelong care and support. 'It is not uncommon for stroke patients to suffer ...

Damage to particular parts of the brain can cause spatial confusion and even eliminate awareness of areas of space around the body. The brain regions responsible for spatial awareness, however, are ...