FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 8, 2018·5 min readNew Map of Brain Region Linked to Alzheimer’sResearchers have successfully created the most detailed map of the hippocampus, an area of the brain implicated in memory. The map shows the structure, neural connections and functions in vivid detail.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 3, 2018·5 min readConnection Between Cognitive Function and DietA new study reports the Ketogenic diet can help to improve cognition. The study reports the Ketogenic diet can help improve balance in the gut microbiome, lower blood glucose levels and increase the processes that help to clear amyloid beta from the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 21, 2018·4 min readNerve Cells in the Human Brain Can CountA new study reveals human neural activation is different in response to different numbers. The findings demonstrate how we learn to handle number symbols in comparison to quantities.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2018·4 min readBig Data Approach to Drug Discovery Leads to New Epilepsy TargetCRAFT, a new computational framework designed to aid in drug discovery, has helped researchers identify a potential new target for the treatment of epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 27, 2018·5 min readHeart-Brain Connection Could Be Predictive Biomarker for EpilepsyA new study report heartbeat irregularities connected with abnormalities in brain activity may be a biomarker for epilepsy in those who have suffered brain injury or infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 11, 2018·4 min readCrowdsourcing Algorithms to Predict Epileptic SeizuresResearchers report improvement of up to 90% in seizure prediction, thanks to crowdsourcing over 10,000 algorithms world wide.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 10, 2018·4 min readCBD Oil Study Shows Significant Improvements in Patients with Treatment Resistant EpilepsyA new study reveals CBD oil significantly improves seizure frequency and other symptoms in people with treatment resistant epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 10, 2018·3 min readBrain Proteins and Patterns Reveal Clues to Understanding EpilepsyResearchers shed light on key proteins that play roles in controlling epilepsy and anxiety.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 8, 2018·1 min readCan Medical Marijuana Help Treat Intractable Epilepsy?A new study considers the medical benefits of using marijuana to help treat epilepsy which can not be controlled with standard anticonvulsants.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 1, 2018·4 min readRewiring the Brain to Fight EpilepsySema4D not only reduces the severity of seizures in mouse models of epilepsy, it also helps to increase the number of inhibitory synapses in the brains of the animals, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 31, 2018·5 min readLong Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in ActionResearchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing brain.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·5 min readYour Brain with a MigraineResearchers have identified electrical activity in the brain that is specific to the start of migraines. The new study reports spreading depolarization can be seen as a migraine begins, and an electrical current can be used to stop it in its tracks.Read More
