TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY (TLE), "DÉJÀ VU" PHENOMENON AND RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES

A lot of controversies appear regarding temporal lobe epilepsy to bridge the gap between religion and neuroscience. TLE was described in literature in 1869 by Russian writer Dostoevsky who suffered from epilepsy, in his work the idiot when the hero prince Myshkin described his epileptic feelings of...

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Published in:Research and science today 2015-04, p.69-69
Main Authors: Deme, Sanda M, Ioncu, Dana S, Hreniuc, Catalin, Dragan, Simona, Axelrad, Ani-Docu, Axelerad, Silviu Docu, Jianu, Dragos C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain
Brain research
Consciousness
Convulsions & seizures
Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich (1821-1881)
Epilepsy
Familiarity
God
Hallucinations
Memory
Mental disorders
Nervous system
Neurology
Neurosciences
Parapsychology
Pharmacy
Psychosis
Religion
Russian language
Russian literature
Schizophrenia
Spirituality
Temporal lobe
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Summary:A lot of controversies appear regarding temporal lobe epilepsy to bridge the gap between religion and neuroscience. TLE was described in literature in 1869 by Russian writer Dostoevsky who suffered from epilepsy, in his work the idiot when the hero prince Myshkin described his epileptic feelings of sublime sacredness of the inner light. Neurotheology is the science trying to understand the brain activities and to find an integration in religion concepts. TLE aura or psychic crisis is defined by simple or complex hallucinations, mystic divine experience, and unpleasant experience of fear and deja vu phenomenon. Neppe and Funkhouser described the notion as already seen, but it means also already heard, met or visited. The deja vu phenomenon is always a subjective experience which can appear in normal subjects or in pathologic states like TLE, schizophrenia or other types of psychosis. It can also be a subjective paranormal experience. Neppe's definition is now universally used, defined as any subjectively inappropriate impression of familiarity of the present experience with an undefined past.
ISSN:2247-4455
2285-9632