Sentences with phrase «affects brain electrical activity»

Timing of intervention affects brain electrical activity in children exposed to severe psychosocial neglect

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His work suggests that deep - brain stimulation — whether electrical or optical — may be most effective when it targets not the neurons themselves but the connections between cells, thereby affecting the flow of activity between brain regions.

In laboratory research, rodent models of seizure activity, typically differentiate between absence seizures (a type of generalized epilepsy, in which electrical activity of the entire brain is affected), and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (a type of partial epilepsy, which only affects one hemisphere of the brain).

A medical procedure, ECT uses brief, low - energy electrical pulses to stimulate nerve - cell activity in the area of the brain that affects mood.

That defect, which affects electrical activity between cells, occurs in both heart and brain cells.

Although other research has demonstrated that brain stimulation with electrical current or electromagnetic waves can affect brain activity, it's remained controversial because it's not been reproducible.

Epilepsy, also known as seizure disorder, is a serious condition in which a person experiences a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain, affecting how they act or feel.

If the electrical activity stays in one region of the brain, only a portion of the body will be affected, such as focal facial seizures.

This is a type of generalized seizure where the excessive electrical activity occurs on both sides of the brain, so both sides of the body are affected.

When the electrical activity spreads through the brain, a generalized seizure affecting the entire body occurs.