Generalized epilepsy has traditionally been considered a seizure of the "'whole brain.'" However, new research has challenged ...

Differences in the distribution of certain proteins and markers in the brain may explain why some people first experience ...

Frederic L.W.V.J. Schaper, MD, PhD, director of Epilepsy Network Mapping at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical ...

Frederic L.W.V.J. Schaper, MD, PhD , director of Epilepsy Network Mapping at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at ...

Not all cases of Alzheimer’s disease begin with memory problems. A rare form called posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) affects vision first, making it hard for people to read, navigate, or recognize ...

New research shows that reduced time in slow wave and REM sleep is associated with smaller brain volumes in regions ...

Disrupted SWS (critical for waste clearance) and REM sleep (key for memory) may impair the glymphatic system, hindering the ...

Associations seen between less short wave sleep and rapid eye movement sleep with smaller inferior parietal region volumes.

He died 10 years ago this week, with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a type of dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease that he was diagnosed with in 2007, at the age of 59. Receive a weekly ...

The MRI brain shows severe atrophy indicative of Alzheimer's pathology in all three areas, except the right perirhinal cortex, which has moderate atrophy. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

New research reveals that lower proportions of specific sleep stages are associated with reduced brain volume in regions vulnerable to the development of Alzheimer's disease over time.