Aphasia is a disorder where partial or complete loss of the ability to read, speak and gestures may be impaired. It stems from damage to the area of the brain…

Brain Damage The term brain injury or brain damage refers to damage to the brain caused by illness or accident. The consequences of injuries are similar, regardless of their cause.…

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare brain disorder that causes problems with movement, walking and balance, and eye movement. Originally called Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease, after the…

Angular gyrus Angular gyrus (brain) related to language (i.e. reading, writing and interpretation of what is written), number processing and spatial cognition, memory retrieval, attention, and theory of mind. An…

Brain Gyrus and Sulcus Gyri and sulci are the folds and indentations of the brain that give it its wrinkled appearance. Gyri (singular: brain gyrus) are the folds or bumps…

Gerstmann syndrome also known as angular gyrus syndrome Gerstmann syndrome also known as angular gyrus syndrome is a neurological syndrome, associating digital agnosia, right-left indistinction or confusion, acalculia, dysgraphia and…

Right Brain and Left Brain Difference between right and left brain. The left brain deals with short term memory, problem formulation & theoretical planning, contains logical memories. The right brain…