WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE HUMAN BRAIN TO SUPPORT MEMORY
Alpha and theta oscillations move rhythmically across the brain, reflecting neural activity propagating across the cortex to help form working memory, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
BRAIN ACTIVITY PATTERNS UNDERLYING FLUENT SPEECH IDENTIFIED
Findings about how the speech center is organized and how fluid speech occurs could lead to the development of neuroprosthetics capable of translating thoughts into speech, researchers report.… READ MORE…
PREDICTION METHOD FOR EPILEPTIC SEIZURES DISCOVERED
Researchers apply machine learning algorithms to EEG data to create a new method of predicting when epileptic seizures will strike.… READ MORE…
HOW TO BUILD A BRAIN
A new study sheds light on how our brains are constructed. Researchers say the study reveals how the balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex has remained constant over mammalian evolution.… READ MORE…
EARLY LIFE SEIZURES PREMATURELY WAKE UP BRAIN NETWORKS TIED TO AUTISM
A new study reveals a possible mechanism for the relationship between seizures early in life and later diagnosis of ASD.… READ MORE…
NEW COMPUTATIONAL TOOL MAY HELP OPTIMIZE ALZHEIMER’S TREATMENTS
A new computational approach could help personalize brain stimulation for individual Alzheimer’s patients, researchers say.… READ MORE…
GUT BACTERIA PLAY KEY ROLE IN ANTI SEIZURE EFFECTS OF KETOGENIC DIET
Researchers believe they have established a causal link between gut bacteria and seizure susceptibility. The study also identifies a specific bacteria that plays a critical role in the anti-seizure effects of the ketogenic diet.… READ MORE…
NEW BRAIN DEVELOPMENT DISORDER IDENTIFIED
Researchers have identified a new neurodevelopmental disorder. The study reveals the inherited disorder can produce learning difficulties and increase seizure risks. The researchers have implicated a recessive mutation in CAMK2A in this new disorder. … READ MORE…
PERSONALIZING THERAPEUTIC BRAIN STIMULATION
Personalized rTMS treatments could be revolutionary in helping combat neuropsychiatric disorders, researchers say.… READ MORE…
UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY GIVES RISE TO NEW MODEL FOR BRAIN NETWORK STUDIES
Researchers from Karolinska Institute have made an important discovery that could impact neuroscience research. Researchers found TIDA neurons have different wiring in rats and mice. This is due to mice lacking gap junctions. Findings have inspired scientists to create a new model for studying the role of gap junctions in the brain.… READ MORE…
LESS IS MORE WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPING BIGGER BRAINS
A new study from Cardiff University researchers reveals the human brain may require fewer initial cells to grown compared to mice and monkeys.… READ MORE…
CRYO-EM STRUCTURE OF THE NICOTINE RECEPTOR MAY LEAD TO NEW THERAPIES FOR ADDICTION
A detailed 3D structure of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors could help pave the way to developing new treatments for nicotine addiction, researchers report.… READ MORE…