Often, people with epilepsy lead active lives, so you may not recognize that they have epilepsy unless they tell you or you actually witness them having a seizure. What happens in the brain during a seizure? During a seizure, the brain's normal electrical activity goes haywire. Neurons (brai...
This approach allows neuroscientists to visualize what happens in the brain when we speak—and when we plan to speak.“We can decode his intention to say a word even before he says it,” says Rapoport. That’s important—scientists hope technologies will interpret these kinds of planning signal...
A drug overdose tips the human body's chemical system so far off balance that the body cannot recover. This video offers advice on how to spot an overdose and explores the ways depressants, stimulants, and pain relievers affect the brain and body. Credit: Reactions/American Chemical Society ...
What happens in the temporal lobe during a seizure? What are the functions of the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe, and the occipital lobe? What parts of the brain are located in the parietal lobe? Are the thalamus and parietal lobe connected?
In-depth information on epilepsy medications to help you choose the right one. > Epilepsy Device Wiki Explore our searchable catalog of devices and apps developed for epilepsy. > New to Seizures and Epilepsy Toolkit A starting point for learning about what epilepsy is and what resources are avail...
In 1 year, 1 adult in 1,000 adults with epilepsy will have this complication. The risk of SUDEP increases if you have 3 or more generalized tonic-clonic seizures in 1 year. Your risk also increases if you have nocturnal seizures (seizures during sleep). After a nocturnal seizure, your ...
This introductory presentation will briefly review the latest research on neuroanatomic and cognitive changes in the brain during normal aging, and consider how these changes may be affected by temporal lobe epilepsy. The questions of whether the timetable for normal aging is altered by chronic ...
How is temporal lobe epilepsy diagnosed? What happens in the temporal lobe during a seizure? What are the treatments for temporal lobe epilepsy? How do you get temporal lobe epilepsy? What is parietal lobe epilepsy? Does epilepsy occur in the temporal lobe of the brain?
Ependymal cells produce CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), which is located within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Aside from allowing the brain to float in the skull, CSF acts as a cushion against traumaand also helps wash away some...
Seizures and seizure disorders are not the same medical problems. A seizure happens when the electrical activity in the brain is uncontrolled. There are about 40 different types of seizure disorders,... Seizures: Symptoms and Types Seizures occur when there is an abnormal burst of electrical activ...