Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Demographics and experimental conditions of the 16 patients analyzed in this study. For language dominance, ψ indicates confirmation by Wada test. In other conditions, stimulation was used to suggest hemispheric dominance. Handedness was also determined in 14 patients.

Number	Side Cooled	ID	Sex	Age (yrs)	Diagnosis	Language Dominance	Handedness	Probe
1	L	183	F	39	Epilepsy	L^ψ	R	S
2	L	187	F	53	Tumor	L	R	S
3	L	197	F	39	Tumor	L	-	S
4	L	199	M	71	Tumor	L	R	S
5	R	200	M	58	Epilepsy	L	R	S
6	R	211	M	58	Epilepsy	R^ψ	L	P
7	L	234	F	50	Tumor	L	R	P
8	L	239	F	33	Tumor	L	R	P
9	L	244	M	63	Tumor	L	L,R	P
10	R	246	M	41	Epilepsy	L^ψ	R	P
11	R	262	F	34	Epilepsy	L^ψ	L	P
12	L	279	F	59	Tumor	L	R	P,S
13	L	284	M	41	Epilepsy	L^ψ	L	P,S
14	L	299	M	64	Tumor	L	R	S
15	L	301	M	64	Tumor	L	L	S
16	L	305	F	56	Tumor	L	R	S