News articles tagged with 'cortical'
Study explains some mysteries of neonatal seizures
— 10 Sep 2009 13:22 | HealthA study led by MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) investigators is providing new insight into the mechanism of neonatal seizures, which have features very different from seizures... — full story
Ovarian transplantation: New technique gives greatly improved results
— 29 Jun 2009 11:26 | HealthUltra-fast freezing of ovarian tissue from women who have lost their fertility as a result of cancer treatment can lead to it being used in transplants with the same success rate as... — full story
Rutgers research tackles childhood epilepsy
— 11 Jun 2009 12:05 | HealthRutgers researchers have discovered a potential new way to treat childhood epilepsy using a widely available therapeutic drug... — full story
Maternal smoking may alter the arousal process of infants, increasing their risk for SIDS
— 1 Apr 2009 13:54 | HealthA study in the 1 April issue of the journal SLEEP shows that maternal smoking is associated with an impaired infant arousal process that may increase the risk for sudden infant death... — full story
When it comes to intelligence, size matters
— 26 Mar 2009 12:27 | HealthA collaborative study led by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University has demonstrated a positive link between cognitive ability and cortical thickness... — full story
Migraine mice exhibit enhanced excitatory transmission at cortical synapses
— 12 Mar 2009 13:10 | HealthNew research is unravelling the complex brain mechanisms associated with disabling migraine headaches. The study, published by Cell Press in the 12th March issue of the journal Neuron,... — full story
Sleeping brain is still hard at work: Mechanisms for consolidation of cortical plasticity
— 12 Feb 2009 11:30 | HealthNew research provides strong support for the idea that one of the key functions of sleep is the consolidation of memories. The study, published by Cell Press in the 12th February issue... — full story
Unlocking mystery of why dopamine freezes Parkinson's patients
— 11 Aug 2008 16:51 | HealthParkinson's disease and drug addiction are polar opposite diseases, but both depend upon dopamine in the brain. Parkinson's patients don't have enough of it; drug addicts get too much... — full story
Improving quality of life for brain tumour patients
— 22 Apr 2008 16:16 | HealthA new neuroimaging study at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University aims to ensure the highest quality of life for patients by assessing their cognitive... — full story
Antidepressants enhance neuronal plasticity in the visual system
— 17 Apr 2008 18:00 | HealthIn the 18 April issue of Science, scientists from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy and the Neuroscience Centre at the University of Helsinki, Finland, provide new information... — full story