A neurologist by training, Stefánsson founded Iceland-based deCODE Genetics to explore what the human genome can tell us about disease and our species’ evolution.

Chronic stress tweaks a circuit in the brain that influences how lab rodents make tough decisions. 

Research into the biological basis of gender identity is in its infancy, but clues are beginning to emerge.

Researchers identify patterns of neural activity ranging from a few days to four weeks in individuals with epilepsy.

In children’s brain scans, scientists uncovered signs of multiple sclerosis before the kids showed any symptoms of the disease.

A review of several dozen hospitalized patients in Brazil finds neurological conditions, including inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, in addition to Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Mice lacking the RNA had deregulated microRNAs in the brain, disrupted synaptic communication, and behavioral abnormalities associated with neuropsychiatric disorders.

A child neurologist, Isabelle Rapin popularized the notion that autism was part of a spectrum of disorders.

Neuroscientist Geoffrey Raisman pioneered the study of spinal cord injury and the use of cell transplants to repair the damage.