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Cell Phone Emissions Excite The Brain Cortex
June 26, 2006 — Electromagnetic fields from cell phones excite the brain cortex adjacent to it, with potential implications for individuals with epilepsy, or other neurological ... > full story -
Septum Keeps Neurons In Synch, Can Reduce Epileptic Seizures By 90 Percent
June 20, 2006 — The brain's septum helps prevent epileptic seizures by inducing rhythmical electrical activity in the circuits of another area of the brain known as the hippocampus, according to a new study in the ... > full story -
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Clues Help Identify Psychological Seizures
June 13, 2006 — Up to 30 percent of those diagnosed with epilepsy don't actually have the disorder. They have psychological nonepileptic seizures, or psychogenic seizures, that are caused by psychological ... > full story -
Scientists Develop Potential New Epilepsy Drug
June 13, 2006 — New and safer compounds for treatment of epilepsy patients and those suffering from other neural disorders have been developed by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of ... > full story -
If The Chemistry Is Right ... You Might Remember This
May 26, 2006 — An Australian science team has made an interesting discovery that shows a fundamental mechanism of how nerve cells communicate. Their work, published in Nature Neuroscience, shows that a protein ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Molecule That Links Both Sides Of The Brain
May 24, 2006 — A Queensland Brain Institute-led team has identified a molecule that plays a key role in establishing the major nerve connections between each side of the adult ... > full story -
Bold Three-Stage Brain Operation For Intractable Seizures Appears Promising
May 7, 2006 — A boy plagued by seizures since he was 2 months old rarely experiences seizures now and his development has improved dramatically thanks to a bold three-stage brain operation being performed at NYU ... > full story -
Protein's Potential As A Regulator Of Brain Activity Discovered
April 30, 2006 — UC Irvine researchers have found that a protein best known for building connections between nerve cells and muscle also plays a role in controlling brain cell activity. The finding points to possible ... > full story -
Epilepsy Surgery Successful For Alleviating Seizures Over The Long Term
April 4, 2006 — In one of the largest epilepsy surgery studies ever conducted, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that 81 percent of patients with intractable epilepsy become totally or nearly seizure-free six ... > full story -
Rat Whiskers Lead To Brain Map
March 22, 2006 — Neuroscientists at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT have discovered an exquisite micro-map of the brain. It's the size of the period at the end of this sentence, and it's in a most ... > full story
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