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  Non-Invasive Mapping Helps to Localize Language Centers Before Brain Surgery

  April 8, 2013 — A new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique may provide neurosurgeons with a non-invasive tool to help in mapping critical areas of the brain before surgery, reports a new ... > full story
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  Developmental Delays in Children Following Prolonged Seizures

  April 8, 2013 — Researchers have determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE)—a seizure lasting longer than thirty minutes. The ... > full story
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  Epileptic Seizures Can Propagate Using Functional Brain Networks

  April 2, 2013 — The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. But they are often able to involve other areas outside the temporal lobe, ... > full story
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  Electroencephalography (EEG) Underused Investigative Tool in Hospitals, Study Finds

  April 1, 2013 — A retrospective study of patients who had in-hospital electroencephalography (EEG) has established that EEG is a valuable tool that could be deployed more widely to identify treatable causes of ... > full story
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  Tablet Computers Acceptable for Reading EEG Results, Study Says

  March 29, 2013 — Physicians have shown that tablet computers can be used to analyze electroencephalogram or EEG results outside of the clinic or ... > full story
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  Dysfunction in Cerebellar Calcium Channel Causes Motor Disorders and Epilepsy

  March 21, 2013 — A dysfunction of a certain calcium channel, the so called P/Q-type channel, in neurons of the cerebellum is sufficient to cause different motor diseases as well as a special type of ... > full story
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  Star-Shaped Glial Cells Act as the Brain's 'Motherboard'

  March 7, 2013 — Researchers have found that the star-shape glial cells that act as the brain's "motherboard" also connect different neuronal circuits in various regions of the brain. The research introduces a new ... > full story
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  Solving the 'Cocktail Party Problem': How We Can Focus on One Speaker in Noisy Crowds

  March 6, 2013 — In the din of a crowded room, paying attention to just one speaker's voice can be challenging. Research demonstrates how the brain homes in on one speaker to solve this "Cocktail Party Problem." ... > full story
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  Cooling May Prevent Trauma-Induced Epilepsy

  February 21, 2013 — In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A new study in rats suggests that gently cooling the brain after ... > full story
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  Secrets of Human Speech Uncovered

  February 20, 2013 — Scientists have 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 ... > full story

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