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 A PARTICIPANT in the experiment of the speech neuroprosthesis (speech brain-computer interface) is completely silent, with his mouth closed, imagining saying a syllable. The laptop ‘says’ the syllable for him

Tel Aviv researchers enable artificial speech for paralyzed patients using thought power

Characteristics associated with a case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection due to Naegleria fowleri parasites, a brain-eating amoeba.

Israeli man hospitalized after being infected by rare brain-eating amoeba

By AVICHAY CHAIM
 Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally at the Fox Theatre in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. February 5, 2024.

Presidential candidate RFK Jr said he had a brain worm in 2012

By REUTERS
 Designer drug- Nice Guy

Israeli hospital develops rapid test for 'Nice Guy' drug poisoning

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

Toxic proteins leads to sporadic type of Alzheimer's, Israeli study finds

 An artistic illustration of part of a brain fading away, indicating memory loss.

How to spot traumatic brain injury

By MAARIV
 Frank Willett operates software that translates Pat Bennett's attempts at speech - recorded by sensors in her brain - into words on a screen.

Tiny sensors allows this ALS patient to communicate

 Examining the inner workings of the brain, where neurodegenerative diseases can occur (Illustrative).

Where does consciousness reside in the brain? Israeli-US study sheds new light

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

New treatment could stop dementia's damage to the brain in its tracks - study

Hand-eye coordination (illustrative).

Israeli biomedical research introduces new brain damage rehab techniques - study

 Napping dog

Sleep habits of dogs and humans with dementia have striking similarities - study

From the 1543 book in the collection in National Institute of Medicine. Andreas Vesalius' Fabrica, showing the Base Of The Brain, including the cerebellum, olfactory bulbs, optic nerve

Scientists identify mind-body nexus in human brain

By REUTERS
 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

This Alzheimer's drug was called a 'breakthrough,' so why did 3 people die?

Djurgarden's Jonathan Ring in action with Sirius' Karl Larson - Allsvenskan - IK Sirius v Djurgardens IF - Uppsala, Sweden, June 14, 2020

Elite soccer players 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's -study

Anxiety (illustrative).

Stressed a lot? It may increase your risk of Alzheimer's