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Lynda Kirk sent me a copy of this via email: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/item/research-sheds-new-light-on-epilepsy This is another study (like this one) offering a new perspective on epilepsy - especially forms of epilepsy that do not respond to drugs.

I found this at work. This website seems to have a lot of brain videos. Heres the first: http://www.livescience.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=080207-stressandmemory http://tinyurl.com/d8hcc5 is much shorter if the first doesn't work.

Emphasis mine. Interesting findings. Title: Neural Modeling Aims to Explain Seizures Link: http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2009/02/neural_modeling_aims_to_explain_seizures.html At Argonne National Laboratory, researchers are developing the next generation of computer neural networks. By...

http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090128_RolandicEpilepsy.html

Hi Folks, This quote is from an article by a gastroenterologist. He reccomends a gluten free diet for people with neurological and psychiatric symptoms. This diet is one of the major changes that put me on the path to overcoming my seizures naturally after my brain surgery for seizures failed...

Press Release

Another link to how nutrition affects brain function. http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE4AR48G20081128

Drops In Blood Oxygen Levels May Be Key To Sudden Death In Some Epilepsy Patients

Found this when surfing something else online: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/03/brain-decline-age.html At least there is some good news to be had from this article: And while that may sound depressing, keep reading. The research points to yet another reason to stay physically and...

Balancing the brain Of course big pharma will look to see how the system can be controlled with pharmaceuticals, but I wonder how much we can influence this with a healthy lifestyle.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080215151203.htm

I am writing a college paper and I was wondering if anyone has any links to some helpful memory strategies? I am new here and have wanted to join for some time...this just gave me the perfect reason :D Can anyone help me in this area? I would really appreciate it. I hope to get to know...

Why Does the Brain Need So Much Power? New study shows why the brain drains so much of the body's energy It is well established that the brain uses more energy than any other human organ, accounting for up to 20 percent of the body's total haul. Until now, most scientists believed that it...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080416100459.htm Practice your rhythm folks - get tapping

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Mapping the Most Complex Structure in the Universe: Your Brain http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/connectomics Harvard scientists have embarked upon an ambitious program to create a circuit diagram of the human brain, with the help of new machines that automatically turn...

Way too cool also loaded with information as well! Have Fun! :pop: THE BRAIN

Source Epilepsy-induced brain cell damage prevented in the laboratory St. Louis, October 29, 2007 — For some epilepsy patients, the side effects of epilepsy can be as troubling as the seizures. One pressing concern is the cognitive impairment seizures often inflict, which potentially includes...

Not your usual format. Kind of catchy though!

Breaking research from the University of Pennsylvania answers one of the questions I had about the 5th brain wave spectrum: Brain Waves That Distinguish False Memories From Real Ones Pinpointed Full article is available to APS members here Everything I learned in conjunction with my research...