She Was Rushed Into Emergency Brain Surgery. When She Woke Up, She Couldn't See, Walk or Speak (Exclusive)

Alicia Beveridge, a 41-year-old fitness instructor from Australia, opens up to PEOPLE about her life-changing procedure and ...
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Gone but not forgotten: the brain’s map of the body remains unchanged after amputation

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 21, 2025 – New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cambridge University upends a long-standing belief about brain plasticity. A study published today in ...

For brain surgery patients, a robot could be the key to faster recovery

Dr. Homoud Aldahash sat three meters away from his patient as he removed a brain tumor via a robot.
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A new study challenges what we know about how amputation alters the human brain

When someone loses an arm, they can see it's gone, but a new study finds their brain keeps on trying to interact with the missing limb. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a study that challenges some ...
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Study shows the brain’s body map remains stable after limb loss

New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cambridge University upends a long-standing belief about brain plasticity. A study published today in Nature Neuroscience shows ...
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Q&A: Investigating brain plasticity after limb amputation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The cortical region of the brain does not reorganize after amputation of a limb. Machine learning is essential ...