Sagnik Nag , Amity University, kolkata Epilepsy is a leading central nervous system dependent neurological disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain becomes disrupted, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations, and sometimes loss of consciousness i.e.complete blackouts. As a matter of the fact, a seizure is a sudden rush of electrical […]
AISHILA KAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Scientists have long believed but couldn’t make sure that brain activity declines once we sleep. Most sleep research is conducted using electroencephalography, a technique that entails measuring brain activity via electrodes put down along a patient’s scalp. But, an assistant at EPFL’s Medical Image Processing Laboratory, Anjali Tarun, decided to […]
AISHILA KAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Behavioural states of arousal are maintained by a system of nuclei spread all over the brain. Endogenous sleep and general anaesthesia are well-defined states that share similar traits. Especially to neuroscience is the loss of consciousness that goes through both states. Hypothalamic preoptic area (POA) neurons are intimately connected in […]
