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Towards Brain Connectivity in Epilepsy Using MEG

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In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the area of brain connectivity. In particular, brain connectivity analyses using either functional or effective connectivity have been performed to look at functional integration between various cortical areas in the field of brain research. MEG has been widely used as a tool for presurgical mapping of epilepsy. But attempts to take advantage of technical advances of brain connectivity have been made and provided valuable information in addition to the conventional technique. Here, we discussed what we have learned from recent studies on the investigation of brain connectivity in epilepsy using MEG and future directions for this field.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Seung-Hyun Jin & Chun Kee Chung

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Chun Kee Chung

  3. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University College of Natural Sciences, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Chun Kee Chung

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  1. Faculty of Science Dep. of Physics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Selma Supek

  2. School of Medicine Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

    Cheryl J. Aine

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Jin, SH., Chung, C.K. (2014). Towards Brain Connectivity in Epilepsy Using MEG. In: Supek, S., Aine, C. (eds) Magnetoencephalography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33045-2_40

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