Resources

A selection of resources produced by our lab, including publications, websites, media appearances, and other material, can be found below.

Research outputs

• 01

  Article  ·  Epilepsia  ·  2026

  Limited sex-specific structural alterations across common epilepsies: A worldwide ENIGMA study

  Wen H, Wan B, … Iliza M, … Larivière S, … Bernhardt BC, Valk SL

  A multicenter ENIGMA analysis of 1,253 patients and 1,077 controls testing whether cortical and subcortical alterations in temporal lobe and genetic generalized epilepsy differ between males and females.

• 02

  Review  ·  Brain  ·  2026

  Rethinking cortical hypertrophy in temporal lobe epilepsy

  Cossette-Roberge H, Nguyen BT, Fadaie F, Deacon C, Bernhardt BC, Schaper FLWVJ, Giampiccolo D, Larivière S

  A narrative review of the evidence for increased cortical thickness in temporal lobe epilepsy, its possible mechanisms, and open questions about its clinical relevance.

• 03

  Systematic review  ·  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry  ·  2026

  Deep brain stimulation for epilepsy: optimal targeting and clinical outcomes

  Hart LA, Warren AEL, … Schaper FLWVJ, Larivière S, Rolston JD, Horn A, Meyer GM

  A systematic review of 124 studies and 1,210 patients relating deep brain stimulation electrode locations to seizure outcomes, with a publicly available database and atlas of targets.

• 04

  Comment  ·  Nature Methods  ·  2025

  What witnessing neurosurgery taught me about modeling the brain

  Larivière S, Obaid S

  A personal perspective on how observing neurosurgery shapes the way we build computational models of the brain.

• 05

  Registered protocol  ·  PROSPERO  ·  2025

  Impacts of pharmacological antiseizure treatments on the human brain in epilepsy: A systematic review

  Kek-Laflamme A, Mohamad T, Turcotte A, Zahka WG, Royer J, … Lepage JF, Larivière S

  Registered protocol for a systematic review of the effects of pharmacological antiseizure treatments on the human brain in people with epilepsy.

• 06

  Registered protocol  ·  OSF Registries  ·  2025

  MRI in the surgical management of temporal lobe epilepsy: A scoping review across decades

  Zahka WG, Turcotte A, Kek-Laflamme A, Mohamad T, Cossette-Roberge H, … Iorio-Morin C, Larivière S

  Registered protocol for a scoping review of how MRI has been used in the surgical management of temporal lobe epilepsy over the past decades.

• 07

  Website  ·  Interactive questionnaire

  Beliefs about epilepsy surgery among patients and caregivers in Québec

  An interactive demonstration of our questionnaire on beliefs about epilepsy surgery, with readability figures for the patient and caregiver versions and information resources for patients and caregivers.

Media & outreach

• 01

  Podcast  ·  MICROSCOPE, Fondation de la recherche pédiatrique  ·  January 2026  ·  In French

  Microscope Ep. 5 – Épilepsie chez l’enfant : le combat de Léo et les avancées de la recherche

  A podcast episode on childhood epilepsy, following Léo’s story and recent advances in research.

• 02

  Podcast  ·  The Abstract, ZagroScience  ·  December 2025

  The Abstract – Episode 2: Dr. Sara Larivière

  A podcast episode featuring Prof. Sara Larivière and her research on the brain in epilepsy.

• 03

  Radio  ·  Par ici l’info, Radio-Canada  ·  November 2025  ·  In French

  Le combat d’une vie contre l’épilepsie

  A radio segment on living with epilepsy and the research carried out in Sherbrooke.

• 04

  Article  ·  Radio-Canada Info  ·  November 2025  ·  In French

  L’épilepsie sous la loupe d’une chercheuse estrienne

  A news article on Prof. Sara Larivière’s Canada Research Chair and her epilepsy research at the Université de Sherbrooke.