http://mindhacks.com/2008/09/15/roots-of-neuroscience-in-the-bible-and-talmud/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2008/09/15/roots-of-neuroscience-in-the-bible-and-talmud/#comment-6373 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:30:37 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/roots-of-neuroscience-in-the-bible-and-talmud/#comment-6373 This is interesting and I had not heard of it previously. Other neuroscientists have speculated that Paul’s “vision” on the road to Damascus was actually a temporal lobe seizure. After reading more about temporal lobe seizures this seems highly plausible. They are often accompanied by experiences such as seeing “God” (whichever god the patient believes in), the typical “near death” experience where one sees a tunnel and a light and “out of body” experiences. These phenomenon are often interpreted by patients as religious experiences. And the changes in personality caused by these seizures include hyperreligiosity and hypergraphia. Sounds like Paul to me.
Great article.

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