epilepsy

A neural device to restore memory

Posted in Hardware on 12th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Intended to help military service members with traumatic brain injury (TBI), but could also help with Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy

Memories are geotagged with spatial information, researchers find

Posted in Science on 5th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

Neurons that encode spatial information form geotags for specific memories and these geotags are activated immediately before those memories are recalled.

FDA approves brain implant to autonomously respond to epileptic seizures

Posted in Medicine on 29th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

Implants have been used to control Parkinsons Disease and help quadriplegics move robotic arms. We can now add epilepsy to the list.