Their central nervous system may tell the brain that there is pain even when there is no cause for the pain.

VOA: special.2011.07.26

The gene is a transporter of serotonin, a brain chemical involved with mood and desire for food.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

It uses an MRI or magnetic resonance imaging machine to look for abnormalities in the brain.

VOA: special.2010.12.21

The brain is wider than the sky, For,put them side by side, The one the other will contain With ease -- and you beside.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

For example, genes direct formation of the fetus's brain at set times in a woman's pregnancy.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

Deep brain stimulation can reduce the need for levodopa and other drugs.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

These problems were more common among males, those with injured nerve tissue in the brain and those who had been given oxygen supplies for days as a baby.

VOA: special.2010.11.30

But volunteering is not just good for the brain and body.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

Deep brain stimulation is not the answer for all Parkinson's patients.

VOA: special.2010.11.02

Now these toddlers are young adults in their 20s, and Cecil and her colleagues brought them into the hospital for brain scans.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

Psychologist Charles Bombardier and Dr.Jesse Fann from the University of Washington studied more than 500 hospitalized traumatic brain injury patients for one year.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

According to Sahin, scientists have known for some time that conventional explanations for how parts of the brain work need to be revised.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

Brig.Gen.Loree Sutton is the director of the Defense Centers for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

Also present was Vicki Kennedy, the wife of the late Senator Edward Kennedy who fought for health care reform for decades before he passed away from brain cancer in August.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10