WHAT IS “TLE” (TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY)?
Comments in this book numbered by 3 numbers (included 00 or 0) a few places followed by one small letter = clear cases. Comments numbered by 00 or 0 followed by 1, 2 or 3 letters (big or small) = likely cases. According to BBC Two (17. April 2003) this illness explains religious experiences like what Muhammad is said to have had. We quote: “Controversial new (2003) researsh suggests that whether we believe in a god may not just be a matter of free will. Scientists now believe there may be physical differences in the brains of ardent believers. Inspiration for this work has come from a group of patients who have a brain disorder called temporal lobe epilepsy (for short: TLE*). In a minority of patients, this condition induces bizarre religious hallucinations – – -.” Professor VS Ramachandran, of the University of California in San Diego, believed that the temporal lobes of the brain were key in religious experience. What professor Ramachandran discovered to his surprise was that when th
