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How Neurofeedback Can Help Troubled Couples Get Back on the Same Wavelength - Dr. David Helfand (left) with a patient. The cap contains 19 electrodes that measure the brain’s electrical activity. Credit: Courtesy When a 10-year romantic relationship ended last spring for ...

Neurofeedback gets you back in the zone - Researchers have shown -- for the first time -- that they can use online neurofeedback to modify an individual's arousal state to improve performance in a demanding sensory motor task, such as flying ...

What is neurofeedback? Video game-like therapy being used to treat anxiety, ADHD and more - It’s like a gym for your brain. As issues like anxiety, depression and restless sleep have spiked during the pandemic, some people are turning to neurofeedback, a kind of gym for the brain. It’s a ...

Understanding The Role Of Neurofeedback Technology In Addressing ADHD - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent challenge in today's educational and professional landscapes. Most of us are familiar with ADHD, either ...

Neurofeedback training could build soldiers' resilience to stress - (Reuters Health) - Military personnel trained to change their own brain responses with a neurofeedback program may be able to reduce their risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, ...

Deep learning discriminates seizures from normal brain oscillations in the electroencephalogram of a rat model of post-traumatic epilepsy - This study used machine learning to objectively identify seizures in the electroencephalogram of a model of post-traumatic epilepsy based on fluid percussion injury in male rats. We applied transfer learning to a neural-network trained and tested on three potentially distinct electroencephalographic phenotypes: (1) late-onset convulsive seizures associated with rare post-traumatic epilepsy, (2)...

Long-read genome sequencing increases diagnostic yield in a short-read sequencing unsolved developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) cohort - Developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) comprises neurodevelopmental disorders with early-onset seizures and developmental impairment. Despite >900 implicated genes, many patients remain undiagnosed after short-read sequencing (SRS). We assessed long-read genome sequencing (LR-GS) in 38 previously unsolved infantile-onset DEE probands (10 singletons, 28 trios). Variant detection included s...

Old drugs, new indications: Effectiveness of amantadine for epileptic encephalopathy in paediatric patients with spike-wave activation in sleep or refractory absence seizures - CONCLUSION: Amantadine is an effective and safe treatment for drug-resistant generalised epilepsy, especially in patients with D/EE-SWAS.

A cohort approach to focal cortical dysplasia type II: A 10-year management overview at an adult epilepsy referral centre - CONCLUSIONS: FCD type II is not always associated with drug-resistant epilepsy. Diagnosis does not rule out the presence of functional seizures. Because of the need for neurophysiological and protocolised neuroimaging tests, these patients should be managed at expert units within referral centres. Surgery achieves clinical improvement in most cases, with complete seizure freedom in approximatel...

Phenotype and genotype of AKT3-related disorders - OBJECTIVES: To systematically define and elucidate the relationship between clinical manifestations and genetic features of somatic and germline AKT3 variants.

Acute Brain Injury in New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus and Etiology-Defined Status Epilepticus - CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Results of this cross-sectional study suggest that acute neuroaxonal injury, as reflected by elevated NfL levels, was substantially greater in cNORSE than in the cohorts with eSE and in controls without status epilepticus. The rapid early rise in NfL highlights a narrow therapeutic window, emphasizing the need for prompt, effective, and potentially neuroprotective int...

Brain signal irregularity may provide clues to understanding epileptic process - Researchers propose a new method to differentiate signals from the epileptic focus from those recorded in other parts of the brain without the presence of an epileptic seizure. This technique may help detect epilepsy-induced features from these signals much quicker than conventional analysis techniques.

Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes - New research introduces a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes in just 10 minutes.

Antidepressant use during pregnancy not linked to epilepsy in children - A new study suggests that antidepressant use by mothers during the first trimester of pregnancy does not increase the chances of epilepsy and seizures in babies.