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·July 1, 2013·2 min read

Nerve Cells Can Work in Different Ways with Same Result

Researchers find seemingly identical neurons can behave the same, even though they are built differently under the surface.

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·June 20, 2013·4 min read

Animal Study Shows Promising Path to Prevent Epilepsy

A new study identifies a receptor which could be key to preventing epilepsy following a prolonged period of seizures.

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·June 11, 2013·3 min read

New Therapy Target for Kids’ Fever-Induced Seizures

Researchers have identified a new key factor in the generation of febrile seizures. The findings could lead to new therapeutic treatments for fever induced seizures.

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·June 11, 2013·4 min read

New Tasks Become as Simple as Waving a Hand with Brain-Computer Interfaces

Researchers show that when humans use brain-computer interface technology, the brain behaves much like it does when completing simple motor skills such as waving a hand. This technology could help improve the daily lives of those who are paralyzed or lost specific abilities due to neurodegenerative diseases.

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·April 22, 2013·5 min read

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.

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·March 4, 2013·5 min read

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.

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·February 20, 2013·4 min read

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.

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·February 19, 2013·5 min read

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.

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·February 1, 2013·2 min read

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.

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·January 31, 2013·5 min read

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.

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·January 24, 2013·2 min read

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.

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·January 16, 2013·2 min read

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.

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Epilepsy

Nerve Cells Can Work in Different Ways with Same Result

Animal Study Shows Promising Path to Prevent Epilepsy

New Therapy Target for Kids’ Fever-Induced Seizures

New Tasks Become as Simple as Waving a Hand with Brain-Computer Interfaces

Gone, But Not Forgotten

How the Brain Loses and Regains Consciousness

Secrets of Human Speech Uncovered

Engineering Control Theory Helps Create Dynamic Brain Models

Parasites and Poor Antenatal Care are the Main Causes of Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Genome-Wide Atlas of Gene Enhancers in the Brain On-line

Neuroscientists Create Fiber Optic Method of Arresting Epileptic Seizures in Mice

Promising New Finding for Therapies to Treat Persistent Seizures in Epileptic Patients

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