Your brain contains billions of nerve cells called neurons that communicate with each other by sending and receiving electrical impulses. A seizure occurs when there is sudden abnormal electrical ...

A seizure is a sudden and abnormal burst of electrical activity that triggers different bodily responses - with each response being determined by where in the brain the electrical activity occurs ...

Doctors had just removed a piece of his cranium, implanted electrodes on the surface of his brain, and closed him back up. He waited for a seizure. Blackwell, 49, had his first seizure when he was 11 ...

disrupting the delicate balance between excitatory and inhibitory signals in the brain. "This imbalance leads to autism-like behaviors and an increased risk of seizures," said Santhakumar ...

A new study offers insights into how the gene neuropilin2 contributes to the development of behavioral changes associated with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy ... in the brain and plays ...