Gone, But Not Forgotten
Researchers describe in detail the underlying neurobiology of the “world’s second most famous amnesiac”, EP, who suffered profound memory loss after damage to key portions of his brain.
How the Brain Loses and Regains Consciousness
Using EEG to track brain activity, researchers identify distinctive brain patterns associated with general anesthesia as patients lost and regained consciousness.
Secrets of Human Speech Uncovered
A new study has uncovered the neurological basis of speech motor control, the complex coordinated activity of tiny brain regions that controls our lips, jaw, tongue and larynx as we speak.
Engineering Control Theory Helps Create Dynamic Brain Models
Models of the human brain, patterned on engineering control theory, could assist researchers control neurological diseases, according researcher who is using mathematical models of neuron networks from which more complex brain models emerge.
Parasites and Poor Antenatal Care are the Main Causes of Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new study found adults in sub-Saharan Africa who had been exposed to parasitic disease were 1.5 to 3 times more likely to have epilepsy.
Genome-Wide Atlas of Gene Enhancers in the Brain On-line
Future research into the underlying causes of neurological disorders such as autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia, should greatly benefit from a first-of-its-kind atlas of gene-enhancers in the cerebrum (telencephalon). This new atlas identifies and locates thousands of gene-regulating elements in a region of the brain that is of critical importance for cognition, motor functions and emotion.
Neuroscientists Create Fiber Optic Method of Arresting Epileptic Seizures in Mice
UC Irvine neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures with fiber-optic light signals, heralding a novel opportunity to treat the most severe manifestations of the brain disorder.
Promising New Finding for Therapies to Treat Persistent Seizures in Epileptic Patients
In a promising finding for epileptic patients suffering from persistent seizures known as status epilepticus, researchers reported today that new medication could help halt these devastating seizures.
Engineered Flies Spill Secret of Seizures
Scientists have observed the neurological mechanism behind temperature-dependent febrile seizures by genetically engineering fruit flies to harbor a mutation analogous to one that causes epileptic seizures in people. Their new study also highlights the first use of genetic engineering to swap a human genetic disease mutation into a directly analogous gene in a fly.
Scientists Show Biological Mechanism Can Trigger Epileptic Seizures
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center report that molecular disruptions in small neurons called granule cells – located in the dentate gyrus region of the brain – caused brain seizures in mice similar to those seen in human temporal lobe epilepsy.
