“Neurotheology” refers to the multidisciplinary field of scholarship that seeks to understand the relationship between the human brain and religion. The brain, especially the right hemisphere, has the ability to perceive holistic concepts such that we perceive and understand wholeness in things rather than particular details. For example, we might understand all the cells and […]
“God Spot” in the Brain Read Post »
Epilepsy was associated with behavioral changes and religious fervor since the time of Hippocrates. Since these ancient times, seizures were thought to be due to demonic or divine influences. From the initial descriptions of personality changes, Gowers, Gibbs, and later Gastaut all described cognitive, memory, behavioral, and psychiatric changes in patients with epilepsy, in particular
Hyperreligiosity in Epilepsy Read Post »
People know Lori Vallow Daybell aka “doomsday mom” or “cult mom.” Vallow Daybell, accused along with her husband Chad Daybell, was sentenced to life without parole after an Idaho jury found her guilty in May 2023 on all charges for her role in the deaths of her 16-year-old daughter, Tylee Ryan, her 7-year-old adopted son,
From a Contestant In the Miss Texas Beauty Pageant to “Cult Mom” Read Post »