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For The First Time, Patterns Of Excitation Waves Found In Brain's Visual Processing Center
July 31, 2007 — Neuroscientists have long believed that vision is processed in the brain along circuits made up of neurons, similar to the way telephone signals are transferred through separate wires from one ... > full story -
Interactive 3-D Map Can Guide Neurological Surgeons Through The Brain During Procedure
July 30, 2007 — Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience is one of first medical centers in the US to develop and begin using translational, interactive 3-D technology to map the human brain, and help guide neurological ... > full story -
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Brain Implant Could Predict And Stop Epilepsy Seizures
July 26, 2007 — An implanted stimulator being studied at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, may be able to predict and prevent seizures before they start in people with uncontrolled epilepsy. Researchers are ... > full story -
The Future Of Medicine: Insert Chip, Cure Disease?
July 24, 2007 — Imagine a chip, strategically placed in the brain, that could prevent epileptic seizures or allow someone who has lost a limb to control an artificial arm just by thinking about it. It may sound like ... > full story -
New Mechanism Found For Memory Storage In Brain
July 19, 2007 — Our experiences -- the things we see, hear, or do -- can trigger long-term changes in the strength of the connections between nerve cells in our brain, and these persistent changes are how the brain ... > full story -
Evidence Found For Novel Brain Cell Communication
July 16, 2007 — New research provides strong evidence for a novel type of communication between nerve cells in the brain. The finding may have relevance for the prevention and treatment of epilepsy, and possibly in ... > full story -
Epilepsy Means Three Times Higher Risk Of Committing Suicide, Study Suggests
July 6, 2007 — People with epilepsy are three times more likely to commit suicide than the general population, according to a recent article. Researchers also found that women with epilepsy were more likely to ... > full story -
Damping The Odds That Fireworks Will Spark Seizures
July 3, 2007 — Bright light that flickers frequently or rapidly, like a strobe light, can trigger seizures in some people -- a phenomenon documented in nearly 700 children who were hospitalized in Japan 10 years ... > full story -
Millions Of Children With Epilepsy Denied Drug That Costs Less Than $3 A Year
June 8, 2007 — Millions of children with epilepsy in developing countries are being denied an effective drug that costs less than $3 a year, according to an editorial in this week's British Medical Journal. ... > full story -
Experts Call For Urgent Research Into Antiepileptic Drugs Given To Children
June 7, 2007 — Researchers have discovered a five-fold increase in newer antiepileptic drugs given to children, despite the fact that their long-term safety has not been established. They've now called for urgent ... > full story
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