Dr Mazda Turel is consultant neurosurgeon at Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai.
The hypothalamus is the brain's conductor, a small but powerful almond-sized structure that governs functions like hunger, thirst, temperature, sleep, hormones, libido, and stress
By Mazda Turel April 12, 2026
Thalamus is essential for brain function, acting as a sophisticated relay station that organises, filters, and prioritises nearly all sensory signals entering the brain
By Mazda Turel March 29, 2026
The limbic system is poetry, the part of the brain that blushes and allows us to bond and feel emotions
By Mazda Turel March 15, 2026
Medulla tumour surgery is a high-stakes procedure to remove growths from the brain's survival centre, risking critical functions like automatic breathing
By Mazda Turel March 01, 2026
While frightening, Bell's palsy is not a stroke and typically resolves over weeks with treatment, patience, and reassurance
By Mazda Turel February 15, 2026
The midbrain is the brainstem's quiet yet critical component, governing everything from alertness and eye movements to our fundamental orientation in the world
By Mazda Turel February 01, 2026
The occipital lobe is the brain's essential visual processing centre, responsible for interpreting everything we see
By Mazda Turel January 18, 2026
The temporal lobe is where memory meets melody, where emotion meets language, and where past meets present
By Mazda Turel January 04, 2026
The parietal lobe functions as the brain's internal GPS, constructing our sense of spatial awareness and proprioception so we understand where we are in the world
By Mazda Turel December 21, 2025
The frontal lobe is the part of the brain that governs our personality, reason, and impulse control, acting as our internal editor
By Mazda Turel December 07, 2025