Phantoms In the Brain – Religious Experience can be caused by Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

September 5, 2010

This is a special program hosted by neurologist V.S. Ramachandran that explains his key findings in certain instances of brain damage that have long been viewed as mere curiosities by the scientific community. This episode focuses on prosopagnosia, the Capgras delusion, and temporal lobe epilepsy.

V.S. Ramachandran: What neuroscience can tell us about human nature (Royal Institution Friday Evening Discourse) (bagotbooks.wordpress.com)
Epilepsy – All Information (umm.edu)

Brain damage, Capgras delusion, Conditions and Diseases, Epilepsy, Health, Neurological Disorders, Temporal lobe

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