Neuroscience

Seizures are a lot like what happens when a car’s brake pedal doesn’t work anymore, says Tufts expert

Recognized by the NIH for his mentoring skills, scientist Chris Dulla offers some advice for mentors and mentees

Tufts researchers discover a gene necessary for maintenance of healthy sleep in fruit flies, which might help understand human sleep

Neuroscientists led by Chris Dulla at Tufts University School of Medicine are studying the use of a drug that mimics the metabolic effects of the ketogenic diet to prevent the development of epilepsy after a traumatic brain injury.

A generous gift by Ghahreman Khodadad will fund research at Tufts on the neurological underpinnings of extreme self-centeredness.

Neuroscientist Klaus Miczek is working on stopping the brain system that creates a craving for alcohol and drugs in times of stress

Phil Haydon was just fifteen years old when he suffered a severe brain injury that resulted in post-traumatic epilepsy. Today he’s the Chair of Tufts School of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience, and in November of 2021 he plans to set sail from Boston

The School of Medicine neuroscience researcher is the inaugural Kenneth and JoAnn G. Wellner Professor

New narrowly focused approach shows how long-range connections between nerve cells lock brain plasticity into place; could advance treatments for disorders such as autism