An electrical storm in the brain | Fiona Baumer

From Our Neurons to Yours · Nov 30, 2023 · 19m

Imagine an electrical storm in your brain, a power surge that passes through delicately wired neural circuits, making thousands of cells all activate at once. Depending on where it starts and where it travels in the brain, it could make your muscles seize up. It could create hallucinatory visions or imaginary sounds. It could evoke deep anxiety or a sense of holiness, or it could even make you lose consciousness.

This kind of electrical storm is what we call a seizure. If your brain is prone to seizures, we call it epilepsy.

This week we're joined by Fiona Baumer, a Stanford pediatric…