Following on from prior research suggesting particular brain wave patterns can signal whether or not antidepressant medication will be effective, a new study is reporting the development of an ...

A landmark study from neurologists at Columbia University has described a new method to detect signs of consciousness in unresponsive brain-injured patients using a simple EEG scan. The research also ...

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 one-minute EEG test could one day help diagnose depression from patients’ homes. The corresponding study was published in Scientific Reports. Depression is primarily diagnosed via interviews and ...

Niura has developed a pair of earbuds that monitor brain activity and, it claims, can both watch for potential health issues and match music to a user's mood. The founders, Ryan Ahmed, Shahriar Huda, ...

Assessing the ability of unresponsive patients with severe brain injury to understand what is being said to them could yield important insights into how they might recover, according to new research.

Breakthrough research from the University of Bath and the University of Bristol that demonstrates the real-world efficacy of a passive EEG test in identifying memory decline years before a clinical ...

Electroencephalograms are the most common diagnostic test for epilepsy. During the test, you will have electrodes attached to your scalp -- either directly or with a cap. These electrodes will watch ...