Newswise — LOS ANGELES (Oct. 27, 2026) -- A walnut-sized area of the brain known as the amygdala plays a giant role in determining which experiences end up in long-term memory and which are forgotten. The Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University discovery points to the…
Human brain recordings reveal how category-selective amygdala neurons predict later image recognition, beyond emotional content. (CREDIT: The Brighter Side of News) Whether a new image becomes a memory may depend partly on how strongly a particular group of brain cells…
Epilepsy affects approximately 50 million people globally, and for about 30 percent of them — roughly 15 million — anti-seizure medications provide no lasting relief. The International League Against Epilepsy formally defines drug resistance as failure of two appropriately chosen and tolerated anti-epileptic drugs, per…
A chatbot that once helped Bowen Wan deal with everyday problems reportedly became a source of medical advice she relied on before her death. The 31-year-old software engineer from Seattle had epilepsy, a condition she had managed for years with…
In focal epilepsy, seizures are generated by a localized, synchronous neuronal electrical discharge that may spread to large portions of the brain. In spite of intense research in the field of epilepsy, a key question remains unanswered: what are the…
The statistical test known as Granger causality spectral analysis was installed in a computer program, and the researchers found they were able to pinpoint where seizures were originating in the brain and detect seizures up to 10 seconds earlier than previously…
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Monica Lopez Morales, who has lived with epilepsy for more than 40 years, said stigma about the condition remains in Latino culture. “Unfortunately, within our Latino culture, there’s still a lot of stigma,” Lopez Morales said. She said some…
Epilepsy awareness includes knowing how to help Encountering someone experiencing an epileptic seizure can be an unsettling experience if you’re not familiar with epilepsy or the various types of seizures that can result. Epilepsy is a brain disorder that produces…
PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic researchers have detected measurable changes in the brain within 18 minutes of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in people with drug-resistant epilepsy, a finding that could eventually help clinicians personalize treatment without waiting months to determine whether stimulation settings…
Published Oct 28, 2026 1:53 PM EDT A family is suing OpenAI over the death of a 31-year-old user in Seattle who died of a seizure after ChatGPT coached her on how to decrease the dose of her epilepsy medication. The lawsuit adds…
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