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October 18, 2026
How restoring the brain’s balance healed cravings
A lesion near the nucleus accumbens triggered compulsive wanting, revealing how dopamine shapes our desires, habits, and reward circuitry
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October 04, 2026
The lawyer who lost his words: A brain tumour and the surgery to save his voice
Awake brain surgery offered a profound and perilous solution for a lawyer whose brain tumour was stealing the words that defined his life and relationships
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September 20, 2026
The brain's pain centre: How we turn sensation into suffering
Chronic pain involves more than a physical sensation; it is deeply intertwined with the emotional suffering interpreted by the brain's anterior cingulate cortex
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September 06, 2026
Feeling detached from reality? The claustrum could be why
The claustrum, a little-known sheet of grey matter in the brain, may be the key to our unified conscious experience, a theory explored through the case of a professor with a brain tumour causing out-of-body sensations
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August 23, 2026
The brain's 'go' button: Understanding the supplementary motor area
The supplementary motor area is a little-known brain region responsible for translating our intentions into physical actions
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August 09, 2026
Losing your concentration? Why it’s a good thing
The default mode network is a brain system that activates when our minds wander, helping to weave memory with imagination to solve problems and form our sense of self
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July 26, 2026
The fornix: How a pencil-thick brain structure holds your life's story
Brain surgery for memory loss becomes the only hope for a woman whose ability to form new memories is erased by a tumour compressing her brain's fornix
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July 12, 2026
When the brain's rivers stop flowing: A story of NPH recovery
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus is a treatable neurological condition, often mistaken for old age, that causes memory loss, balance issues, and urinary urgency due to enlarged brain ventricles
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June 28, 2026
The boy who couldn't look up: Curing Parinaud's Syndrome
A pineal gland tumour caused a 16-year-old boy to develop hydrocephalus and Parinaud's Syndrome, robbing him of his ability to look upward
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June 14, 2026
How a pituitary gland tumour led to acromegaly
Acromegaly is a condition where the body continues to grow due to excess growth hormone from a pituitary gland tumour
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May 31, 2026
The silent war within: How a brain tumour divided a pianist's mind
Corpus callosum tumours can disrupt brain hemisphere communication, leading to unusual symptoms like conflicting hand movements
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May 17, 2026
Phantom smells: How the insula influences our senses
Phantom smells are unusual neurological symptoms where individuals perceive odours that aren't present, often linked to seizures originating in the insula, a deep brain structure
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May 04, 2026
Brain's gatekeepers: How basal ganglia control movement and fight Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease is a condition where the basal ganglia, crucial for controlling movement initiation and stopping, lose dopamine
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April 18, 2026
Cerebellum: The unsung hero of balance and coordination
How a small brain tumour in the cerebellum disrupted an investment banker's balance and coordination, and his journey to recovery through surgery
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April 04, 2026
A life out of balance: When a brain tumour affects hypothalamus
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
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March 21, 2026
Thalamus: More than a relay centre
Thalamus is essential for brain function, acting as a sophisticated relay station that organises, filters, and prioritises nearly all sensory signals entering the brain
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March 07, 2026
The limbic system: Where poetry meets the brain
The limbic system is poetry, the part of the brain that blushes and allows us to bond and feel emotions
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February 21, 2026
How a medulla tumour surgery led to a mythical curse
Medulla tumour surgery is a high-stakes procedure to remove growths from the brain's survival centre, risking critical functions like automatic breathing
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February 07, 2026
Woke up with a crooked smile? Understanding Bell's palsy and recovery
While frightening, Bell's palsy is not a stroke and typically resolves over weeks with treatment, patience, and reassurance
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January 23, 2026
The midbrain: Your brain's silent guardian of alertness and survival
The midbrain is the brainstem's quiet yet critical component, governing everything from alertness and eye movements to our fundamental orientation in the world
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January 10, 2026
The Occipital Lobe: How the back of your brain creates your world
The occipital lobe is the brain's essential visual processing centre, responsible for interpreting everything we see
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December 27, 2025
The temporal lobe: Your brain's internal DJ for music, memory, emotion
The temporal lobe is where memory meets melody, where emotion meets language, and where past meets present
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December 13, 2025
Bumping into walls: A patient's story of parietal lobe stroke and recovery
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
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November 28, 2025
The frontal lobe: What happens when your brain loses its filter?
The frontal lobe is the part of the brain that governs our personality, reason, and impulse control, acting as our internal editor
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November 15, 2025
Why white matter is key to your brain's coherence
White matter acts as the crucial road network of the brain, enabling different regions to communicate and ensuring coherent function rather than chaotic committee work
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