

Talking about epilepsy with kids
Recently I had a talk with 10 year old Drew Matheieson and his father. Due to unfortunate circumstances his mother is suffering from epilepsy. Little Drew was very scared when he saw the seizure for the first time. He recently came to Allen Institute to talk to me about seizures and the brain. We have spend about an hour talking about brain dynamics, seizures and excitation-inhibition balance. He was very sharp and asked good questions. After talking he became more calm, sinc