Listening In on Seizures
12:00 minutes
Seizures that leave patients convulsing are easy to diagnose, but subtler seizures can be much harder to recognize. Enter the “brain stethoscope.” Designed by an epilepsy specialist and music researcher, the stethoscope aims to help caregivers recognize seizures by turning patients’ brainwaves into music.
Segment Guests
Josef Parvizi
Josef Parvizi is an associate professor of neurology at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California.
Chris Chafe
Chris Chafe is a composer and director of the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University in Stanford, California.
Related Links
- Symphony for a Seizure (Credit: Molly Bentley)
- “Brain Stethoscope” Turns Brain Waves Into Music
- Stanford scientists build a ‘brain stethoscope’ to turn seizures into music
- “Su Brain” by Lia Cook, featuring a “brain music” soundtrack
- Hearing a Seizure’s Song
- We turn brainwaves into sound for music and medicine
Meet the Producer
About Annie Minoff
@annieminoffAnnie Minoff is a producer for The Journal from Gimlet Media and the Wall Street Journal, and a former co-host and producer of Undiscovered. She also plays the banjo.