Neurology & Neurosurgery

Camaraderie makes Alcoholics Anonymous the best way to quit drinking, study shows

EEG brain activity can predict who will respond to depression drug

A brain implant developed by Stanford University scientists has been shown in mice to be able to record the activity of thousands of individual neurons.

Understanding chemo brain

Lucy Kalanithi five years later

The discovery that it might be possible to eliminate Ecstasy’s addictive properties could increase the drug’s potential for use in psychiatry, new research shows.

Even teens who aren’t especially thin could be dangerously ill from atypical anorexia nervosa, according to new research.

A common mutation that causes facial flushing and inflammation in response to alcohol can lead to biochemical changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers say.

How Stanford physicians and researchers prepare patients to thrive after surgery

Guided by lasers, fluorescence and real-time imaging, surgeons develop new ways to enhance precision