{
  "id": 4682251,
  "title": "Each breath is linked to brain activity, offering clues to epilepsy-related breathing failures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/each-breath-is-linked-to-brain-activity-offering-clues-to-epilepsy",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-linked-brain-clues-epilepsy-failures.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego shows that the brain does not simply respond to breathing as a steady rhythm. Instead, the detailed shape of each individual breath is closely linked to the shape of neural activity in brain regions involved in cognition, emotion and memory.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}