They meet twice a week and help people with epilepsy, autism, sensory impairments and other disabilities.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Devices similar to pacemakers can substitute for simple functions or control epilepsy, and prosthetic sensory systems can give some sensation back.
From the newscientist.com
For example, people with learning impairments have an increased prevalence of associated disabilities such as physical or sensory impairments, behavioural differences and epilepsy.
From the nature.com
Furthermore, the insula is a frequent source of seizures, yet patients with epilepsy rarely have painful experiences during these attacks compared with other sensory disturbances.
From the nature.com
This information may ultimately be used to study how the brain processes and stores sensory information and why alterations of the connections between neurons lead to pathologies such as epilepsy.