A continuous seizure lasting for 30 minutes, or 2 or more seizures without full recovery of consciousness between them

Channelrhodopsin is activated by ___light

This model organism was used in this study

This group had electrodes implanted in the guide cannula, no virus was injected and no light was used

Patients with this type of epilepsy are often misdiagnosed with A.D.D. or frequent day dreaming

Halorhodopsin is activated by____light

This aquatic organism has been used as a model organism in previous epileptic studies

This group is designed to control for the possible effect of light. No virus was injected

This type of epilepsy is more likely to be inherited

Channelrhodopsin is used to ____ neuronal activity

This is the smallest model organism used in epileptic studies

This group had electrodes implanted in the guide cannula, the viral construct injected, but no light was delivered via the optical fiber

This drug was used to induce status epilepticus in the rat model

Halorhodopsin is used to ____ neuronal activity

These two methods of seizure inductions were not used in this study

This group had implanted electrodes, injected virus, and light illumination after seizure induction