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January 12, 2007

Can we study the brain from the outside?

New findings about the electrical properties of the human skull by University biomedical engineering professor Bin He may hold the key to developing more non-invasive techniques for diagnosing and monitoring epilepsy, comas, and other brain activity. The research could also lead to more accurate brain surgery.