Think fast: Your CPR response could mean the difference between recovery or a coma, or worse
USC-led study shows that bystander CPR is associated with favorable neurological survival for drowning victims in cardiac arrest.
Childhood head injuries appear to cause structural changes in brain
The speed of information traveling within a child’s brain may signal who needs the most help after a head injury.
Can you zap your brain back to health?
Electrifying brain circuits may decrease depressive symptoms and chronic pain, but a USC scientist says we first need to see what the electric current is actually doing.
Experimental stem cell therapy helps paralyzed man regain use of arms and hands
The 21-year-old who suffered a cervical spine injury in March gains significant improvement in his motor function at Keck Hospital of USC.
There’s hope for reversing stroke-induced long-term disability
A human protein combined with stem cell therapy has been found to repair stroke damage to the brain, according to a new USC-led study on mice.
Belief in core values triggers a ‘default-mode network’ in the brain
Scientists want to know why the brain devotes a huge amount of energy to whatever the network is doing.
Faster, better clinical trials to help find cures for brain disorders
USC physicians ask Southern Californians to take online brain tests that could lead to therapy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Neurologist to expand MS services at Keck Medicine of USC
Daniel Pelletier brings leadership, expertise and experience to his new role.
Neural prosthetic device yields fluid motions by robotic arm
Keck Medicine of USC collaborates on a unique clinical trial to implant the device in a brain region where intentions are made.
Cerebral cortex in rats’ brains is set up like the Internet
A four-decade analysis of brain studies generates new insight, perhaps changing the way scientists view its structure.
USC scientists Arthur Toga, Paul Thompson are on the cutting edge of brain mapping
Their work straddles biological science and engineering, bringing improved measurements to clinical treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and autism.
Swanson provides brain power for complex research
Nearly 15 years in the making, a new book offers an encyclopedic inventory of the human nervous system.
Doctoral student targets neurological disorders
The first step is to build a model of selected brain circuits to study multiple sclerosis.