The human brain is a tremendously complex and still enigmatic three-dimensional structure, composed of countless interconnected neurons and glia. The temporal evolution of the brain throughout life provides a fourth dimension, one that influences every element of the brain's function in health and disease. This temporal evolution contributes to the probability of seizure generation and to the type and the nature of these seizures. The age-specific properties of the brain also influence the consequences of seizures on neuronal structure and behavior. These, in turn, govern epileptic activity and cognitive and emotional functions, contributing to the diverse consequences of seizures and epilepsy throughout life.

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终生的大脑、癫痫和癫痫：了解一个移动的目标。

人脑是一个极其复杂且仍然神秘的三维结构，由无数相互连接的神经元和神经胶质组成。大脑在整个生命过程中的时间演变提供了第四个维度，它影响健康和疾病中大脑功能的每个元素。这种时间演变有助于产生癫痫发作的可能性以及这些癫痫发作的类型和性质。大脑的特定年龄特性也会影响癫痫发作对神经元结构和行为的影响。反过来，这些控制癫痫活动以及认知和情绪功能，导致癫痫发作和癫痫在一生中的各种后果。