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Brain Surgery Patient

Photo: A patient recovering from brain surgery

A Baltimore, Maryland, epileptic patient performs tests designed to identify the source of his seizures. Surgeons placed electrodes in his brain that will record which parts of the organ become active when he performs a variety of physical and mental tasks.

Photograph by Joe McNally/Getty Images