The brain has its own thermostat – study shows epilepsy may interfere with it

By David Henshall, Professor Physiology and Medical Physics and Director of FutureNeuro, the Research Ireland Centre for Translational Brain Sciences, hosted at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Annamaria Vezzani, Head of the Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research IRCCS
Rossella Di Sapia, Researcher Acute Brain and Cardiovascular Injury, Laboratory of Epilepsy and Therapeutic Strategies, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research IRCCS

New research suggests epilepsy may alter the brain systems that regulate temperature, raising questions about how patients respond to heat.

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