NBC’s medical drama series ‘Brilliant Minds’ explores the trials and tribulations of Dr. Oliver Wolf, a neurologist who has a medical condition called “Face Blindness” or “Prosopagnosia,” which causes ...

Ashleigh LaThrop, Aury Krebs, Zachary Quinto, Alex MacNicoll, and Brian Altemus in ‘Brilliant Minds’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo by: Pief Weyman/NBC) NBC’s Brilliant Minds returned for season two on ...

A 77-year-old woman experienced Alien Hand Syndrome when her left hand began moving independently after suffering strokes in both parietal lobes. The rare neurological condition, which can be ...

Imagine sitting at home on your couch when one of your hands begins to move of its own accord — and you’re powerless to stop it. That’s what happened to one unidentified 77-year-old woman, whom ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. Brain and nerve damage is most often ...

Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological condition that causes one hand to act on its own free will. Sometimes one leg is affected, though this isn’t as common. With alien hand syndrome, the hand ...

Not only is Sacha Baron Cohen the premier in-character satirist of this era, he’s peerless. An incendiary genius, Baron Cohen is the only person in the world doing what he does at the level at which ...

We all have our favorite fictional movie and TV scientists but some are likely to feature in most people’s ‘dream team’. [see-also] Whether it be Spock from Star Trek (not featured here) or Dr. Emmett ...

Think for a moment about how you move your limbs. You don’t really have to think about it, but you definitely control them, right? Now imagine if you didn’t. Imagine if your limbs suddenly started to ...