ArticlePhysiological measurement2014
Mapping the temporal pole with a specialized electrode array: technique and preliminary results.
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- Semiology of seizures with temporo-polar or "medio-lateral" temporal origin: A systematic review.Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape · 2025Pooled it
- Controlled Semantic Cognition: Precision Recordings Converge With in Silico Experiments to Reveal the Inner Workings of the Anterior Temporal Lobe Hub.Neurobiology of language (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Review
- Electrocorticography reveals the dynamics of famous voice responses in human fusiform gyrus.Journal of neurophysiology · 2023Article
- Advances in human intracranial electroencephalography research, guidelines and good practices.NeuroImage · 2022Review
- Stereoelectroencephalography Versus Subdural Electrodes for Localization of the Epileptogenic Zone: What Is the Evidence?Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2019Review
- Role of the temporal pole in temporal lobe epilepsy seizure networks: an intracranial electrode investigation.Journal of neurosurgery · 2018Article
- Mapping the Multiple Graded Contributions of the Anterior Temporal Lobe Representational Hub to Abstract and Social Concepts: Evidence from Distortion-corrected fMRI.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2016Article
- Beta modulation reflects name retrieval in the human anterior temporal lobe: an intracranial recording study.Journal of neurophysiology · 2016Article
- Who is That? Brain Networks and Mechanisms for Identifying Individuals.Trends in cognitive sciences · 2015Review
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- Asymmetric connectivity between the anterior temporal lobe and the language network.Journal of cognitive neuroscience · 2015Article
- Direct physiologic evidence of a heteromodal convergence region for proper naming in human left anterior temporal lobe.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2015Article
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Abstract
Temporopolar cortex plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of temporal lobe epilepsy and subserves important cognitive functions. Because of its shape and position in the middle cranial fossa, complete electrode coverage of the temporal pole (TP) is difficult to achieve using existing devices. We designed a novel TP electrode array that conforms to the surface of temporopolar cortex and achieves dense electrode coverage of this important brain region. A multi-pronged electrode array was designed that can be placed over the surface of the TP using a straightforward insertion technique. Twelve patients with medically intractable epilepsy were implanted with the TP electrode array for purposes of seizure localization. Select patients underwent cognitive mapping by electrocorticographic (ECoG) recording from the TP during a naming task. Use of the array resulted in excellent TP electrode coverage in all patients. High quality ECoG data were consistently obtained for purposes of delineating seizure activity and functional mapping. During a naming task, significant increases in ECoG power were observed within localized subregions of the TP. One patient developed a transient neurological deficit thought to be related to the mass effect of multiple intracranial recording arrays, including the TP array. This deficit resolved following removal of all electrodes. The TP electrode array overcomes limitations of existing devices and enables clinicians and researchers to obtain optimal multi-site recordings from this important brain region.
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