Focal epilepsy affects over 30 million patients worldwide and is commonly caused by brain lesions, such as stroke. However, it is unclear why some lesion locations cause epilepsy while others do not.

Scientists have discovered regional differences in the functional brain networks and circuits typical of different mental illnesses by analyzing thousands of brain samples. This international ...

brain Researchers found data from 3 studies that showed, regardless of illness stage, brain network structure has irregular topographic distribution of cortical thickness reductions in patients with ...

Generalized epilepsy has traditionally been considered a seizure of the "'whole brain.'" However, new research has challenged this longstanding idea, since carefully targeting specific brain areas ...