The History of Neuroscience Told Through Major Milestones
The history of neuroscience is marked by a series of milestones, all of which were developed by previous milestones. As is the way of science, not every milestone in the history of neuroscience has proven to be true.
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What Are Absence Seizures?
An absence seizure is a type of generalized onset seizure, beginning in both sides of the brain simultaneously. Children make up the majority of absence seizure diagnoses and usually outgrow them. However, these seizures can sometimes continue into adulthood.
What Are Seizure Dogs?
Service dogs are becoming more prevalent as we learn more about the positive impact that assistive animals can have on people with disabilities. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, a service animal is a working animal that is “individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability”, which includes epilepsy.
How Exercise Helps Your Brain
We all know that exercise is good for you. It strengthens your muscles and bones, increases your energy, improves your sleep, and reduces your risk of chronic disease. Physical exercise also supports a healthy brain, and not just physically—several mental, emotional, and social benefits come from regular physical activity.
Sonogenetics: What it is, How it Works, and its Potential Implications for Neurological Diseases
What if you could turn any neuron in the brain on or off whenever you wanted, and for however long you wanted? This idea of activating and inactivating neurons in a non-invasive way is exactly what researchers led by Dr. Sreekanth Chalasani, an associate professor at the Salk Institute, are trying to accomplish.
What Burnout Does to the Brain
Recently, researchers have found that burnout can cause physical changes to your brain. But first, what is burnout?
Occupational burnout is more than feeling overwhelmed. Burnout results from prolonged stress and doesn’t always have a singular cause.
Stress, its Impact On Our Brains and Neurological Disorders, and How Stress is a Public Health Concern
Life can be stressful in so many ways. We’ve all experienced stress to some degree, whether that stress comes from work, a health condition, personal frustrations, financially, or wherever else. Most people probably associate the term “stress” with something that applies to being overwhelmed with day-to-day life, but it also encapsulates physiological stress that comes from when we put our bodies through hard labor.