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Epilepsy

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·July 29, 2016·3 min read

Virtual Brain Helps Decrypt Epilepsy

Researchers have developed a virtual brain that can mimic the brain of a person with epilepsy. The model can help provide a better understanding of the disease.

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·September 1, 2017·5 min read

Why is Yawning So Contagious and Why Should it Matter

According to a new Current Biology study, contagious yawning is triggered by primitive reflexes in the primary motor cortex.

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·May 8, 2017·5 min read

Why Some Images Trigger Seizures

Researchers believe they have figured out what it is about some static images that trigger seizures in those with photosensitive epilepsy.

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·December 21, 2020·5 min read

Why Some Multiple Sclerosis Patients Experience Seizures

Study identifies a pathway involving astrocytes that help explain why some with multiple sclerosis experience seizures.

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·April 8, 2011·2 min read

World First: Discovery of a Common Genetic Cause of Autism and Epilepsy

Researchers from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) have identified a new gene that predisposes people to both autism and epilepsy....

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·December 10, 2010·5 min read

World’s First Basic Research Institute for Childhood Neurological Diseases Opens

The world's first basic research institute for childhood neurological diseases opened in Houston, Texas and is part of the Texas Children's Hospital. Some of the research the new research insitute will focus on includes childhood neurological diseases such as autism, epilepsy, Rett syndrome, cerebral palsy, ataxias and Batten disease. More details about the new institute are provided in the press release below.

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·June 27, 2018·5 min read

Your Brain with a Migraine

Researchers 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.

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·September 21, 2017·4 min read

Your Neurons Register Familiar Faces, Whether You Notice Them or Not

Whether we are consciously aware of seeing a familiar face and object or not, our brains actively notice. A new study sheds light on the nature of conscious perception.