Calming overexcited neurons may protect brain after stroke

a patient with electrodes on his body

New data prompts reconsideration of decades-old theory about brain injury due to stroke Newswise — A new study has prompted scientists to reconsider a once-popular yet controversial idea in stroke research. Neuroscientists believed that, in the aftermath of a stroke, calming overexcited neurons might prevent them from releasing a toxic molecule that can kill neurons […]