Current reporting, research and professional developments across Neuropsychology, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
In a large-scale study of electronic health records investigators determined the prevalence of functional seizures and characterized comorbidities associated with them. Functional seizures are sudden attacks or spasms…
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Having subtler symptoms, a form of epilepsy that affects only one part of the brain often goes undiagnosed long enough to cause unexpected seizures that contribute to car crashes, a new study finds.
Researchers have found that an amino acid produced by the brain could play a crucial role in preventing a type of epileptic seizure.
A new study shows that a protein -- called DUSP4 -- was increased in healthy brain tissue directly adjacent to epileptic tissue. The research suggests that boosting levels of DUSP4 could be a novel way of preventing or…
The prevalence and negative impact of brain disorders are increasing. Clinical Neuropsychology is a specialty dedicated to ...
More frequent seizures during the menstrual cycle in women with genetic generalized epilepsy have been linked for the first time to drug-resistant epilepsy, when anti-seizure medications don't work, according to a new…
Now a new study has found there is no difference in developmental and behavioral outcomes for children who have febrile seizures after vaccination, children who have febrile seizures not associated with vaccination and…
Research has shown that understanding brain activity as a network instead of readings from an EEG allow for more accurate and efficient detection of seizures in real-time.
A new clinical research study has found that a Mozart composition may reduce seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy.
In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers monitored the electrical activity of thousands of individual brain cells, called neurons, as patients took memory tests. They found that the firing patterns of the cells that…
The left and right side of our brain are specialized for some cognitive abilities. For example, in humans, language is processed ...
An advanced imaging technology is allowing scientists unprecedented access into brain activities during intricate behaviors. The 'Flyception2' system has produced the first-ever picture of what happens in the brain…
Neuropsychology studies how the brain drives behavior, linking neurology and psychology. From ancient Egyptian head injury ...
A drug that once helped obese adults lose weight, withdrawn from the market due to heart risks, may be safe and effective for children with a seizure disorder called Dravet syndrome, say researchers. The drug…
A team of neuroscientists have found, in animal models, that they can 'switch off' epileptic seizures. The findings provide the first evidence that while different types of seizures start in varied areas of the brain…
Imagine not being able to drive, shower alone or even work because you are never quite sure when the next seizure will leave you incapacitated. Hope may be on the horizon for epilepsy patients who have had limited…
Scientists have developed a new therapeutic concept for the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy. It represents a gene therapy capable of suppressing seizures at their site of origin on demand. Having been shown to be…
In some forms of epilepsy, the function of certain ''brake cells'' in the brain is presumed to be disrupted. This may be one of the reasons why the electrical malfunction is able to spread from the point of origin across…
In response to seizures, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a network of flattened tubes in the cell that packages and transports proteins, triggers a stress response that reduces brain activity and seizure severity. The…
Epileptic seizures can probably not be predicted by changes in brain wave patterns that were previously assumed to be characteristic precursors.
Neuropsychological tests are important instruments to determine a cognitive profile, giving insight into the etiology of dementia ...
Neuropsychology is the science linking the functioning of the brain with cognitive and emotional experience and behaviour.
Neuropsychological assessment (NPA) addresses important aspects of diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and rehabilitation planning.
Paediatric neuropsychological assessment includes administration of age-standardised tests evaluating cognitive, behavioural and ...
Aim Providing an overview of the neuropsychological tests used in Italian memory clinics (defined as Centers for Cognitive ...
The Nazis murdered about 300,000 people with mental illnesses. Some of the victims' brains were handed over for research, and ...
Earlier this week the results of a study were published showing that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can strengthen ...
Virtual reality-based assessment is a new paradigm for neuropsychological evaluation, that might provide an ecological assessment ...
Sure, many of today's "exciting findings" will become tomorrow's blind alleys. But the quantity, quality, and centrality of the ...
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