Whole-Brain Preclinical Study Illuminates How Epileptic Seizures Originate (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Whole-Brain Preclinical Study Illuminates How Epileptic Seizures Originate

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Seizure initiation typically occurs in regions characterized by more active excitatory cells (crimson) before spreading to regions dominated by inhibitory neurons (green). Contour lines indicate the relative timing of seizure activity in initiation (orange-red) and propagation (blue) zones.

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Dr. James Niemeyer.

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