Brain injuries affect roughly three in 1,000 U.S. babies born full-term. A report from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics is helping to identify when these injuries occurred.

A virtuosic performance from a master jazz musician is remarkable to see and hear on stage. Stick them in a MRI scanner while they play, and in addition to a great performance, we may be able to learn more about the circuitry of the brain.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore are collecting images of children’s brains in order to build an imaging databank that can be searched by doctors around the world to help diagnose and treat neurological disorders.

Despite research warning of the seriousness of concussions sustained while playing football, some players feel pressure to hide their injuries and return to the game before it is safe to do so.

At the University of Florida, a radiologist and mechanical engineer have teamed up to design the next generation of football helmets, created to improve protection from head injuries that are rampant in the sport.

When you look at your brain on an MRI scan, what do you see? Are you filled with a better understanding the abstract “self”?

The National Institutes of Health have recently announced eight projects largely funded by the NFL that will study the long-term effects of repeated head injuries and will hopefully develop better tools for diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and concussions, according to an article published on Dec. 17 by NPR.org.

For patients who have suffered a brain injury, brain rehabilitation could be the key to putting a smile back on their faces.