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·August 18, 2020·5 min read

Artificial Intelligence Recognizes Deteriorating Photoreceptors

Novel artificial intelligence software can provide a precise assessment of the progression of geographic atrophy. The technology can also determine the integrity of photoreceptors and detect progressive degenerative changes beyond the main lessons associated with GA.

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·May 11, 2020·4 min read

Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain

Researchers discover an important function of gamma-secretase in cells that is critical for lipid homeostasis in the brain.

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·March 24, 2020·4 min read

Antibodies in the brain trigger epilepsy

Anti-Drebrin auto-antibodies may be responsible for limbic encephalitis.

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·October 1, 2019·4 min read

Study provides possible explanation of how a seizure is able to spread through the brain

A new study implicated interneurons and pyramidal cells in the ability of a seizure to spread through the brain.

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·September 25, 2019·4 min read

Epilepsy: Seizures not forecastable as expected

A new study challenges the belief that epileptic seizures can be predicted by brain wave patterns. Researchers report they have found no evidence that specific brain wave patterns can be a predictive indicator of seizure onset.

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·April 3, 2019·3 min read

The brain’s auto-complete function

Neurons in the entorhinal cortex fire in parallel to hippocampal neurons during associative memory tasks.

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·March 12, 2019·5 min read

Fear center in the brain protects against illusions

Researchers report inhibited activity of the amygdala makes people more susceptible to deception when it comes to illusory perception. The study suggests the amygdala might help to protect us against distortions in self-perception.

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·September 21, 2018·4 min read

Nerve Cells in the Human Brain Can Count

A 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.

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·September 2, 2018·5 min read

Vicious Circle Leads to Loss of Brain Cells in Old Age: THC May Help Reverse the Process

A new study reveals how dangerous inflammations in the brain are caused during the aging process. Researchers say failure with the CB1 to control activity of immune cells may result in chronic neuroinflammation. They say it may be possible to break this vicious cycle in the future with drugs that contain THC, which is a powerful CB1 receptor activator.