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Targeting ‘Hidden Pocket’ For Treatment of Stroke and Seizure

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2019

Study reveals a motif on the 93-series compound fits into a tiny pocket within the NMDA receptor. The findings could lead to new treatment options for stroke and seizures, researchers report. ... Read More...

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Researchers Map Previously Unknown Childhood Disease Which Causes Epileptic Seizures and Reduced Intelligence

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 10, 2019

Researchers have mapped out a newly discovered genetic disease in children that causes epileptic seizures, loss of magnesium in the urine and reduced intelligence.... Read More...

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Epileptics Living in High Crime Areas Have Three Times As Many Seizures

Neuroscience NewsDecember 3, 2018

According to a new study, those with epilepsy who live in high crime neighborhoods have three times as many seizures as those living in lower crime areas.... Read More...

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Crowdsourcing Algorithms to Predict Epileptic Seizures

Neuroscience NewsAugust 11, 2018

Researchers report improvement of up to 90% in seizure prediction, thanks to crowdsourcing over 10,000 algorithms world wide.... Read More...

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CBD Oil Study Shows Significant Improvements in Patients with Treatment Resistant Epilepsy

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2018

A new study reveals CBD oil significantly improves seizure frequency and other symptoms in people with treatment resistant epilepsy. ... Read More...

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Brain Proteins and Patterns Reveal Clues to Understanding Epilepsy

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2018

Researchers shed light on key proteins that play roles in controlling epilepsy and anxiety. ... Read More...

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Can Medical Marijuana Help Treat Intractable Epilepsy?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 8, 2018

A new study considers the medical benefits of using marijuana to help treat epilepsy which can not be controlled with standard anticonvulsants.... Read More...

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Rewiring the Brain to Fight Epilepsy

Neuroscience NewsAugust 1, 2018

Sema4D 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...

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Your Brain with a Migraine

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2018

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.... Read More...

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Absence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a Conductor

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2018

Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy. ... Read More...

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Can Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?

Neuroscience NewsJune 2, 2018

A pioneering ultrasound treatment could help treat hypothalamic hamartomas, a rare, benign mass in the brain that can cause epilepsy symptoms and unintentional giggling seizures.... Read More...

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Prediction Method For Epileptic Seizures Discovered

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2018

Researchers apply machine learning algorithms to EEG data to create a new method of predicting when epileptic seizures will strike.... Read More...

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Signs of Memory Problems May Instead Be Symptoms of Hearing Loss

Genes with Large Effect on Head and Brain Size Discovered

Neuroscience

Genes with Large Effect on Head and Brain Size Discovered

How Our Brains Distinguish Between Self Touch and the Touch of Others

Neurology

Signs of Memory Problems May Instead Be Symptoms of Hearing Loss

Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s Damage Before Symptoms

How Concussion May Lead to Epilepsy

AI

Wearable Sensor Could Detect Hidden Anxiety and Depression in Young Children

Using AI and Data Streams to Predict Local Flu Activity

Harnessing Machine Learning to Uncover New Insights Into the Brain

Robotics

Reinforcement Learning Expedites ‘Tuning’ of Robotics Prosthetics

How Game Theory Can Bring Humans and Robots Closer Together

3D Printed Robot Hand Plays the Piano

Psychology

Youthful Cognitive Ability Predicts Mental Capacity Later in Life

Depression and Suicide Risk Found in the Genome