FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 21, 2017·4 min readYour Neurons Register Familiar Faces, Whether You Notice Them or NotWhether we are consciously aware of seeing a familiar face and object or not, our brains actively notice. A new study sheds light on the nature of conscious perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2016·5 min readHow the Brain Consolidates Memory During SleepResearchers explore how memory consolidation occurs during sleep.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 18, 2026·10 min readNew Human Neuron Networks Decode Developing Brain RhythmsResearchers have developed a high-speed "neuron-on-a-plate" system that successfully mimics the complex electrical rhythms of the developing human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 23, 2017·3 min readModified Atkins Diet May Help Kids With Rare Form of EpilepsyChildren with a rare form of epilepsy called Doose syndrome experiences seizure reduction, with 47% becoming seizure free, after following a modified version of the Atkins diet.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 31, 2013·2 min readGene Found to Foster Synapse Formation in the BrainA gene implicated in human speech disorders and epilepsy is also required for vocalization and synapse formation in mice, researchers discover.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 16, 2017·6 min readMechanism Explains How Seizures May Lead to Memory LossFollowing a seizure, deltaFosB remains in the hippocampus for an extensive period of time. Researchers believe this may contribute to memory loss and other cognitive deficits.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 3, 2021·6 min readStudy Yields Tiny Targets for Healing Human MemoryResearchers believe they have found a cause of memory loss in epilepsy patients by recording single neurons in the brain.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 16, 2019·6 min readBrain changes in autism traced to specific cell typesStudying brain tissue samples from people with ASD revealed a common set of alterations in genes associated with synaptic communication between neurons. The changes were identified mainly in neurons in the uppermost layers of the neocortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 12, 2016·5 min readFive Things You Didn’t Know About EpilepsyResearchers explain some of the main symptoms of epilepsy and debunk common misconceptions about the condition.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 27, 2016·5 min readConnection Found Between Memory Mechanisms And Resistance To EpilepsyResearchers identify a specific mechanism that can provide resistance to epilepsy but also damages a specific type of memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 14, 2014·2 min readA Single Switch Dictates Severity of Epileptic SeizuresResearchers claim to have identified a switch in the brain of people with epilepsy which dictates whether their seizures will be mild or lead to a loss of consciousness.Read More
