Propagating Seizure in Mouse (VIDEO)

Columbia University

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When seizures are induced in a small area of a mouse's brain, neurons fire in a reliable pattern no matter how quickly or slowly the seizure unfolds, Columbia researchers found. In the above recording, neurons flash in a wave from right to left.

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Rafael Yuste lab

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