Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, and MSD have identified a potential treatment target for a genetic type of epilepsy. Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies are rare types of epilepsy that start in early childhood. One of the most common types of genetic epilepsy, CDKL5 defi
Electroconvulsive therapy often evokes inaccurate images of seizing bodies and smoking ears. Better understanding of how it reduces depression symptoms can illuminate new ways to treat mental illness.
In the not-so-distant future, wearable computers will read brain waves and offer helpful suggestions in real time to improve performance in everyday activities
Studying the effects of neurodegenerative diseases across the brain, MIT Professor Li-Huei Tsai pioneers a noninvasive therapy that shows high promise in early clinical studies.