Translating the behavioural output of the nervous system into movement involves interaction between brain and spinal cord. The brainstem provides an essential bridge between the two structures, but ...

ME/CFS and the closely related long COVID could be caused by damage to the brainstem, according to a new scientific theory.

Oligodendrocytes with different morphological features work together to support precise binaural integration for sound localization in the chick brainstem auditory circuit.

A new study co-led by Mass General Brigham researchers points to a promising new type of auditory brainstem implant (ABI) that could benefit people who are deaf due to Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) ...

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Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control center' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests. Using ultra-high-resolution scanners ...

A recent study reveals long-term microstructural abnormalities in the brainstem of people with ongoing health problems following a COVID-19 infection, suggesting neuroinflammation in the brainstem may ...

Exercise fights off stress by increasing levels of the brain protein galanin. Exercise fights off stress by increasing levels of the brain protein galanin, according to research in mice recently ...

Investigators are developing a new type of auditory brainstem implant that is designed to be soft, and flexible and address limitations of models currently in use. These implants may one day benefit ...

Migraine with brainstem aura (MBA), formerly known as basilar migraine, is a rare type of migraine originating in the brainstem, characterized by aura symptoms such as vertigo and speech issues, but ...