Unraveling the Marvels of the Mind: Your Ultimate Brain Blog!

Hello, 
I am Shardool Gadgil, a medical student from Mumbai, India.

This blog is devoted to discussing the amazing and complicated brain and how its complex structure may be used to better understand the numerous illnesses and disorders that affect the nervous system.



Gaining knowledge of neuroanatomy creates new avenues for comprehending and responding to fundamental questions in the medical sciences, such as where the lesion is, how it happens, why these symptoms and signs appear, and what the disease's pathophysiology is. 

This will be a weekly blog most probably with links to various resources available to understand the neurosciences.  

Let us explore the enormous reservoir of information our brains can hold and find the answers to some of the most fascinating queries we encounter. 

Let's eliminate the NEUROPHOBIA!!!







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