Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) as the reason for religious revelations is most likely the exception than the rule. Before I explain, let me just remind you that the relationship between epilepsy, cognition, and behavior is extremely complex. read more
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) as the reason for religious revelations is most likely the exception than the rule. Before I explain, let me just remind you that the relationship between epilepsy, cognition, and behavior is extremely complex. That's why there is a scientific journal that is dedicated for this kind of issues: see Epilepsy & Behavior. read more
Temporal lobe epilepsy is strongly associated with radical spiritual events including visions of figures, vivid memories, auditory hallucinations, intense feelings of religious conviction, and in many cases conversion or return to specific faiths. read more
Feelings of religious ecstacy (Williams 1956) and double consciousness, meaning the simultaneous experience of one's ordinary consciousness and the perception of another reality are again linked to right temporal lobe epilepsy.(Mendez 1996). read more