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The brain is the control center of the body. It controls thoughts, memory, speech and movement. It regulates the function of many organs. When the brain is healthy, it works quickly and automatically. However, when problems occur, the results can be devastating.
Inflammation in the brain can lead to problems such as vision loss, weakness and paralysis. Loss of brain cells, which happens if you suffer a stroke, can affect your ability to think clearly. Brain tumors can also press on nerves and affect brain function. Some brain diseases are genetic. And we do not know what causes some brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease.
The symptoms of brain diseases vary widely depending on the specific problem. In some cases, damage is permanent. In other cases, treatments such as surgery, medicines or physical therapy can correct the source of the problem or improve symptoms.
Attention Control Systems - Proposes a handheld cognitive orthodic device for individuals with brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, A.D.D. and other cognitive disorders.
Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page - The Internet's largest site for mad cow disease, BSE, scrapie, CJD, and other prion diseases. Coverage of news, prion molecular biology and research developments. Color slides of spongiform brains.
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology - Print and electronic journal publishing empirical research and theoretical integration of work on the consequences of brain disease, disorder, and dysfunction. Table of contents, abstracts, and subscription information.
Brain and mouth disease - Lionel Tiger investigates diet and longevity.
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies - The Salk Institute is a private, non-profit, research organization dedicated to fundamental research in biology and its relation to health, studying such challenging problems as the organization and operation of the brain, the control of gene activity, and the molecular origins of cancer, AIDS, and other diseases.
The Whole Brain Atlas - MRI views of the normal and diseased human brain. Collaboration of MIT and Harvard University.
BBC: Hobbit Was 'Not a Diseased Human' - A study suggests the famous Indonesian "Hobbit" skeleton does not belong to a modern human with a brain disease, as some claimed.
Brain Update - "Science Friday" audio discussion with Martin Citron, Charles Gross, and Evan Snyder on the 1999 discovery that new neurons are continually being added to the brains of adult monkeys, even to parts of the brain responsible for very high-level functioning, and what this might mean for learning, memory and the treatment of neurological diseases. Features related links.
The Whole Brain Atlas - Excellent MRI views of the normal and diseased human brain. Collaboration of MIT and Harvard Univ.
Brain Dynamics Center - Studies brain disorders including ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, Parkinson's disease, and traumatic brain injury.