FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2016·5 min readNew Insights Into Brain’s Signaling NetworkA new study reports researchers have taken an important step toward deciphering the brain's complex neuroelectric communication system that could underlie sleep disorders and conditions such as Alzheimer's, epilepsy and schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 24, 2016·5 min readCrowdsourcing Contest of Data From Dogs and Humans Advances Seizure ForecastingTeams of data scientists use crowdsourcing to analyze recordings of electrical activity in the brains of people and dogs before and during seizures.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPainPsychology·May 18, 2016·4 min readDrug Used For Pain and Anxiety May Be Linked to Birth DefectsA new study reports that pregnant women who take pregabalin, a drug commonly used to treat pain and anxiety, were three times more likely to have a child with a major birth defect.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2016·11 min readNew Technology Senses and Stimulates Individual Brain Cells Without Invasive ElectrodesResearchers are developing new technologies that can stimulate and sense neurons in the human brain non-invasively.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 11, 2016·4 min readAlgorithms to Detect Epileptic SeizuresResearchers have developed a prediction model that can warn of an epileptic seizure up to 20 minutes in advance.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 10, 2016·4 min readRat Study Points to Potential New Treatment For SeizuresA new study reports that in rats, a drug that inhibits estrogen synthesis appears to be effective in controlling seizures.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2016·3 min readResearchers Uncover What May Kill Neurons Following a StrokeResearchers discover N3A receptors can reactivate following a stroke, causing neurons to become more sensitive to glutamate.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 26, 2016·4 min readBrain Signals Between Seizures May Explain Memory Problems in Those With EpilepsyAccording to a new study, epileptic patients brains send signals that create empty memories in the period of time between seizures and normalcy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 20, 2016·4 min readBrain Waves Initiated by Moving, Electrically Silent SourceFindings could help develop new treatments for epilepsy, study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 19, 2016·3 min readQuieting the Brain: Neural Network Models Reveal Possible Anti-Seizure StrategiesResearchers perform cluster analysis if cat neural network models and reveal promising anti-seizure strategies.Read More
AutismBrain CancerFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 14, 2016·5 min readLower Cancer Rates in People With Autism Despite Increased Mutations in Cancer Driving GenesA new study reports that although people with autism have increased genetic mutations that drive cancer, they have lower rates of the disease.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 13, 2016·3 min readSeen That Before: What Causes Déjà Vu?Researchers investigate why we experience episodes of déjà vu.Read More
