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After 30 Years Neuroscientists Gain New Understanding of Neural Pathway
By: Caroline Sheedy In a paper published in Neuron, Aryn Gittis and colleagues present new information about a neural pathway in the basal ganglia, a ...
Researchers reveal CBD can counter epileptic seizures in children
• Aston University epilepsy model used to illustrate the mechanisms of seizure activity • Results suggest how CBD can be useful in the treatment of childhood epilepsy • ...
Researchers awarded £2 million to develop drugs to prevent epileptic seizures in children
• Three-year research project to develop new drug treatments for childhood epilepsy • Scientists will test new treatment on pieces of living brain tissue • The research is ...
Aston University MEG scanning facilities used by start-up to launch new brain health service
MEG scanning services at Aston Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment (IHN) have been used to launch the world’s first brain-imaging service to measure and ...
Children with Brain Tumors Who Undergo Radiation Therapy Are Less Likely to Recall Recent Personal Events than to Remember Pre-Treatment Happenings
‘The surprise, and the up side, is that episodic memories from before the children’s treatment were spared,’ Baylor researcher says Children with certain types ...
Texas A&M Experts Available to Comment on Discovery of Alcoholism Neuron
Lead researcher Jun Wang, M.D., Ph.D. is available to comment on a recent study showing the effects of alcohol consumption on the structure ...