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Chilling the Brain to Understand Speech Processing

— Neurosurgeon describes novel technique for assessing specific functions within brain regions

Ƶ MedicalToday

Electrical stimulation has long been a standard for assessing the various importance of brain regions on specific processes like language and memory. But a new technique developed by researchers at the University of Iowa uses cooling to test those relationships instead. A new study based on this approach has just been

In this video, senior author , of the University of Iowa, and , of the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center, who wasn't involved in the study, discuss the research and the advantages of the novel procedure, along with its potential limitations.