Do you or your patients ever suffer from brain fog, that feeling like you’re disconnected from the world, moving in a daze, and slow to process information? If so, you should take this symptom very seriously as it’s one of the earliest signs of neurodegeneration, or...
Kharrazian Institute Articles
Brain inflammation underlies chronic depression
Traditional treatment for chronic depression typically involves medications that impact brain neurotransmitters — brain chemicals responsible for mood, motivation, behavior, and mental activity. However, many patients with depression do not respond well to...
How Einstein’s brain revolutionized our understanding of common brain-based symptoms and disorders
For many years we thought brain function was only about neurons, synapses, and neurotransmitters. However, recent developments in neuroscience have shown us how the brain’s immune cells, which outnumber neurons 10 to 1, are vital to how well the brain functions....
How Brain Inflammation Impacts Childhood Development
We are facing an explosion of childhood development disorders these days. The rates of ADD, ADHD, autism, and dyslexia continue to mushroom, and kids today are increasingly having a hard time maintaining healthy brain function. Research shows much of this is due to...