Electroencephalographic recordings. (A) Three animals (β3−/−, β3+/−, β3+/+) were simultaneously recorded at 2 months of age. The β3−/− record (Top) is abnormal, displaying abundant paroxysmal slow and sharp wave activity, in marked contrast to the normal pattern of β3+/+ littermate controls (Bottom). β3+/− mice display a pattern intermediate between that of β3−/− and β3+/+ records. (B) Seizure in β3−/− mouse at 5 months of age, followed by suppression of electrocortical activity.