https://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscience-terms/epilepsy/ Neuroscience News provides research news for neuroscience, neurology, psychology, AI, brain science, mental health, robotics and cognitive sciences. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:32:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://neurosciencenews.com/files/2020/08/cropped-Neuroscience-News-Site-Icon-512-comp-32x32.jpg https://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscience-terms/epilepsy/ 32 32 https://neurosciencenews.com/amygdala-epilepsy-sudden-death-23910/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:32:07 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=97399 The study elucidates how seizures originating in specific amygdala subregions might suppress both breathing and the crucial alarm signal of "air hunger," potentially through novel connections to the brainstem, which regulates responses to blood CO2 alterations. With a sharper focus on these amygdala-brainstem links, researchers forge a vital pathway toward demystifying SUDEP, revealing robust avenues for future exploration, preventive measures, and targeted treatments.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/epilepsy-viola-music-therapy-23856/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 16:59:19 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=96698 Patients undergoing testing for epilepsy often experience significant distress when their medication is reduced to provoke seizures. However, a recent study reveals that listening to live improvisatory viola music helps these patients achieve a meditative state, as shown by EEG measurements.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/epilepsy-stem-cells-23703/ https://neurosciencenews.com/epilepsy-stem-cells-23703/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:51:23 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=95855 Researchers embarked on a groundbreaking clinical trial involving the injection of regenerative cells into the brain to treat epileptic seizures. This experimental therapy, called NRTX-1001, has the potential to offer drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy patients a non-destructive cure for their seizures. ]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/epilepsy-stem-cells-23703/feed/ 1 https://neurosciencenews.com/epilepsy-lesion-brain-network-23567/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:32:09 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=95232 Researchers discovered a shared brain circuit that may link diverse lesion locations that cause epilepsy. The study, which analyzed data from over 1,500 patients with brain lesions, utilized a technique called lesion network mapping. ]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/epilepsy-blood-test-22776/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:37:38 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=91443 Higher levels of immune proteins are present in the blood both before and after an epileptic seizure. Researchers say the biomarkers can be identified via a simple blood test. ]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/mozart-effect-epilepsy-22722/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:23:55 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=91207 Researchers say there is no reliable scientific evidence to support the claim that listening to Mozart's Sonata KV448 can provide relief from symptoms of epilepsy as previously claimed.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/tle-seizure-prediction-22691/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:30:17 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=91078 Using EEG technology, researchers were able to detect pathological brain activity associated with seizures up to thirty minutes before a seizure occurred in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. The ability to detect seizure activity early could allow for the modulation of affected brain regions as a therapeutic option.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/asd-prrt2-social-seizures-22576/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:28:39 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=91005 A genetic subtype of ASD and schizophrenia have a duplicate gene that triggers overactivity in neural circuits, leading to social deficits and seizures. When researchers reduced the level of the PRRT2 gene in mouse models of 16p11.2 duplication syndrome, social behaviors were restored and seizure activity decreased.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-epilepsy-22572/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 06:57:09 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=90993 Artificial intelligence was able to determine different behavioral phenotypes at different stages in the development of epilepsy in mice. ]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/cbd-epilepsy-22502/ https://neurosciencenews.com/cbd-epilepsy-22502/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2023 07:19:15 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=90694 Cannabidiol, or CBD, blocks the ability of lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) to amplify neural signals in the hippocampus. LPI weakens the signals that counter seizures, further explaining the value of CBD to treat epilepsy.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/cbd-epilepsy-22502/feed/ 1 https://neurosciencenews.com/agoraphobia-epilepsy-22398/ https://neurosciencenews.com/agoraphobia-epilepsy-22398/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:21:32 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=90280 Phobic and agoraphobic symptoms are common in those with epilepsy and result in a poorer quality of life.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/agoraphobia-epilepsy-22398/feed/ 1 https://neurosciencenews.com/hippocampal-neurons-epilepsy-22347/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:28:12 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=90053 The activation of dentate granule cells in the hippocampus plays a key role in alterations that occur during the development of post-traumatic epilepsy.]]>