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What Causes a Brain Aneurysm?

Though aneurysms can appear anywhere in the brain, they are most common in arteries at the base of the brain. Specifically, a cerebral or brain aneurysm occurs when a weak spot in the brain’s arterial wall bulges and begins to fill up with blood. It may also be called an intracranial aneurysm, and at times, … Read more

Pain and the Brain

by Dr. Yashar

Inside the brain. Concept of neurons and nervous system.

Everyone experiences pain at some point, some more frequently and more intensely than others do. There is a reason why everyone experiences pain differently and it has to do with how the brain handles and processes nerve signals. Let’s take a look at just how pain works. Pain assists as the body’s own warning system. … Read more