GAL and epilepsy: Galanin, a neuropeptide found to be involved in multiple physiological processes including hippocampal epilepsy, has been proposed as a novel target for anticonvulsant therapy.[6] Previous seizure models have demonstrated that enhancement of galanin neurotransmission results in less seizures and delayed development of epilepsy, while animals that lack galanin are afflicted with more severe epilepsy than controls.