Blog posts tagged with epilepsy
02 Dec
animal behavior research
Neuroscience
Understanding epilepsy through a new mouse model
A new Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience publication, coauthored by Noldus’ Jason Rogers, examines whether a very small cortical disruption can generate epilepsy. The study sought to explore how focal changes shape both neural function and behavior.
30 Mar
animal behavior research
Other (Animal)
The challenges of measuring epilepsy in rodents
EEG on freely moving rats? It's possible in the PhenoTyper. This was necessary to measure if delivering drugs directly to the brain could help epilepsy patients.
13 Oct
animal behavior research
Other (Animal)
Home cage behavior and epilepsy in the Stargazer mutant mouse
Using long-term home cage behavioral research, scientists successfully created a behavioral characterization of Stargazer mutant mouse, a model often used in epilepsy research.
18 Jun
human behavior research
Neuroscience
Researching comorbidity in patients with autism spectrum disorder
Patients with autistic spectrum disorder also tend to have other disorders like epilepsy. Why is that and how can understanding that help us understand autism?
13 Mar
animal behavior research
Other (Animal)
Non-invasive home cage testing of epilepsy in mice
Epilepsy is more than seizures; behavioral changes that occur in between seizures are rarely assessed. A new home cage study from the Baylor College of Medicine aims to change this.