Neuroscience
Animal study shows promising path to prevent epilepsy
Duke Medicine researchers have identified a receptor in the nervous system that may be key to preventing epilepsy following a prolonged period of seizures.
Jun 20, 2013
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News tagged with temporal lobe epilepsy
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists create fiber-optic method of arresting epileptic seizures
UC Irvine neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures with fiber-optic light signals, heralding a novel opportunity to treat the most severe manifestations of the brain disorder.
Jan 24, 2013
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Neuroscience
Research team finds human brain particularly sensitive to images of animals
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have long known that the right amygdala (one of two almond-shaped parts of the brain located deep with the temporal lobes) is heavily involved in processing memory and emotional responses to ...
Neuroscience
Researchers find master switch for adult epilepsy
UC Irvine and French researchers have identified a central switch responsible for the transformation of healthy brain cells into epileptic ones, opening the way to both treat and prevent temporal lobe epilepsy.
Jun 27, 2011
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Neuroscience
New model enhances precision in seizure localization for epilepsy patients
A research team led by Prof. Zhan Yang from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has recently introduced a novel unsupervised dual-stream model based on adaptive graph convolution ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For people with epilepsy, neighborhood may be tied to memory, mental health
People with epilepsy living in disadvantaged neighborhoods—areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities—may be more likely to have memory, thinking, and mental health problems compared ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers reveal the biological basis of network control theory in brain dynamics
A team led by researcher He Xiaosong from the University of Science and Technology (USTC) revealed the correlation between control energy consumption and glucose metabolism in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), providing the biological ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Medical research
An animal model of West syndrome exhibits a progressive increase in epileptic spasms and learning and memory deficits
West syndrome, the most prevalent type of syndromic epileptic encephalopathy affecting infants, is a devastating and often fatal condition. It is characterized by a triad of symptoms—seizures/spasms, a signature brain activity ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Neuroscience
Silent, subtle and unseen: How seizures happen and why they're hard to diagnose
The dramatic and incapacitating nature of seizures is reflected in the word itself, which derives from the Greek "to take hold"—like an invisible force suddenly grasping someone and controlling their body. This sense of ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Genetics
Link between specific brain protein and vulnerability to temporal lobe epilepsy neurodegeneration discovered
A team of Florida State University College of Medicine researchers has found a link between a specific protein in the brain and increased vulnerability to neurodegeneration for individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE).
Jul 18, 2022
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