Mapping human thinking during brain surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer clinical trials.
This study maps how thinking works in people with epilepsy or brain lesions near important brain areas. It involves testing during brain surgery procedures to help researchers understand healthy brain function.
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Who can take part
- You have epilepsy that doesn't get better with medication, or you have a brain tumor or certain blood vessel problems in the brain.
- You are going to have or have had a procedure where doctors put small electrodes on your brain to find seizures or map important areas for speech, movement, or vision.
- You can speak and understand English well enough for testing.
- You do not have a large brain abnormality that could have moved your important brain areas.
- You do not have serious problems with thinking or memory that would make testing difficult.
- You do not have a pacemaker, metal clips in your brain, or severe claustrophobia that would prevent you from having an MRI.
Quick eligibility check
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