epilepsy surgery

epilepsy surgery

neurosurgery to remove a part of the brain, often the anterior temporal lobe, that is the focus for intractable (uncontrollable) epileptic seizures. The goal of the surgery is to reduce or eliminate seizures.

Related Terms

reminder

reminder n. a cue that helps to reinstate or initiate a mem...

local excitatory state (LES)

Sorry, "local-excitatory-state-les" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Plea...

Uniform Crime Reports

Uniform Crime Reports a nationwide database of reported cri...

intuitive stage

intuitive stage in Piagetian theory, the period during the...

individuation

individuation n. 1. generally, the physiologica...

uniocular

uniocular adj. see monocular.

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter E

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z