NY Times Health

Robotic Technology to Help Understand and Treat Strokes
January 13, 2012, 5:00 am
- Dr. Julius Dewald is trying to meld medicine, science and engineering to better understand paralysis from strokes and how robotic therapy might help people.
After a Brain Injury, Relearning Who You Are
October 17, 2011, 4:00 am
- A reader responds to a Sunday review article on recovering from a traumatic brain injury.
Treatment for Trauma From Brain Injuries Needs More Study, Panel Says
October 12, 2011, 4:00 am
- Techniques used to treat traumatic brain injuries, the wounds suffered by many troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, lack rigorous scientific support, a government-appointed panel found.
Brain Injury and Building a New Life Afterwards
October 9, 2011, 4:00 am
- After a traumatic brain injury, learning about chewing gum and the friends I no longer recognize.
Concern About Brain Surgery for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
February 15, 2011, 5:00 am
- A recent paper argues that a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder has not been sufficiently tested, and that even calling it “therapy” raises people’s hopes beyond what is scientifically supportable.
Giffords Recovery Is Continuing, Friends Say
February 14, 2011, 5:00 am
- From mouthing words to speaking, Representative Gabrielle Giffords is on the slow road to recovery.
Brain Injury Recovery That Lies Ahead for Giffords
January 24, 2011, 5:00 am
- Two years ago, Mark Steinhubl began the recovery process that lies ahead for Gabrielle Giffords, at the rehabilitation center she will enter.
Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Second Looks
October 5, 2010, 4:00 am
- Practitioners say the procedure can address a host of neurological ills — among them attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, depression and anxiety. But some scientists denounce it.
After Injury, Fighting to Regain a Sense of Self
August 9, 2009, 4:00 am
- Scientists are investigating delusions caused by brain trauma for clues to one of the most confounding problems in brain science: identity.
Head Games
September 13, 2008, 4:00 am
- Most high schools and colleges fail to provide athletes who sustain sports-related concussions with the necessary testing needed for a full recovery.