Brain May Reinforce Seizures During Sleep, Suggests Study

New Mayo Clinic study links seizures to memory storage in brain

New research from Mayo Clinic reveals that the brain may inadvertently "learn" to have seizures by treating them like memories.

Brain may reinforce seizures during sleep, suggests study

The brain may inadvertently "learn" to have seizures by treating them like important memories to be stored, according to new research from Mayo Clinic. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, has found that after a seizure, the brain enters a deep sleep state that mimics memory storage—and that this effect can persist into the following night's sleep. In effect, this "saves" the seizure's path like a normal memory, strengthening the…

Brain May Treat Seizures As Memories

The brain is a master at learning, but sometimes it learns the wrong things. Scientists find that sleep after a seizure acts as a "save button" for epilepsy.