Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have identified specific EEG (electroencephalogram) signatures that indicate when patients lose and regain consciousness under the general anesthetic ...

A UNSW study found that people with schizophrenia who hear voices react to inner speech as if it were external sound. Using ...

Hypsarrhythmia is an abnormal pattern that appears on an EEG test. This pattern shows up as a specific and recognizable pattern of tall, wide waves on top of the background. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

A new study reveals that sleep-like slow-wave brain activity can persist for years in surgically disconnected brain hemispheres of awake epilepsy patients.

While nitrous oxide gas has been used recreationally and medically for more than 200 years - originally for its euphoric and then for its pain relieving and anesthetic properties - the mechanism ...

Comatose survivors of cardiac arrest didn't benefit from intense treatment of seizure-like activity on continuous electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring, the TELSTAR trial showed. Between people ...

Learn how scientists discovered that even in deep sleep, parts of the brain stay active, and the mind may never fully rest.

Does exposure to stress early in life affect a baby's brain development, and is there a way to single out babies who might benefit from early intervention? A new study used brain EEGs to begin to get ...

A new study used genetic variations to determine whether certain brain activity patterns influence the risk for developing ...