FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2023·3 min readThe Neuronal Basis of Impaired Consciousness in Absence EpilepsyDuring absence seizures, most neurons showed decreased activity. This, researchers say, explains the decrease in brain function and impaired consciousness during an absence epilepsy seizure.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 26, 2019·3 min readTrigger region found for absence epileptic seizuresAbsence epilepsy may be triggered by an impairment in communication between the striatum and somatosensory cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 20, 2018·5 min readAbsence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a ConductorResearchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 29, 2014·3 min readNeural Transplant Reduces Absence Epilepsy Seizures in MiceResearchers identify areas in the cerebral cortex which are affected in mice with absence epilepsy. Transplanting embryonic neural cells into these areas, the researchers were able to alleviate the symptoms of the disease by reducing seizure activity.Read More
