Over the past decades, some lawyers have started using brain imaging scans as evidence during criminal trials, to provide a possible explanation for the criminal behavior of defendants. This was ...

This approach enabled them to detect subtle shifts in cellular activity throughout different stages of the disease, including early phases before visible brain damage appears.

TBI affects more than just the brain—learn how traumatic brain injury impacts cognition, mood, and long-term health.

NewsCenter 5 spoke with Dr. Dan Daneshvar, a brain injury physician who is chief of brain injury rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, to learn more about the singer ...

We also find brain damage to a different part makes you more impulsive in general, even before you have been influenced by someone else.

The Vertikal Rotierender Fisch meme—the vertically rotating fish—is a brain rot meme and trend from German TikTok. Here's what it's about.

People who consumed high amounts of alcohol were more likely to have brain lesions and cognitive decline, according to a new study that examined the brains of heavy drinkers.

A new study finds that heavy drinking can increase the risk of brain damage. Using data from nearly 2,000 adults in the Biobank for Aging Studies, researchers found that eight or more drinks per ...

In an April 2025 interview with 'Premier Guitar,' Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner opened up about the stroke that gave him permanent brain damage.

Kyle Chayka writes about the persistence of brain-rot memes in the second Trump Administration.

Iconic rock star Rick Springfield recently found out that he suffered brain damage from a performance mishap that occurred decades ago. Springfield told PEOPLE that a recent whole-body MRI scan ...

Rick Springfield has revealed that he was recently diagnosed with brain damage related to a stage fall in Las Vegas 25 years ago ...