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I've added a little to "The Causes Of Religion: Biological Neuronal Dysfunction", Vexen Crabtree (2007), ending with a tie-in to my page on Christianity's St. Paul.
It is not only chronic neurological dysfunction that can cause religious and supernatural beliefs. Some of the founding experiences can be based on single neurological events such as isolated strokes or seizues. Many types of fit do not involve the motor area of the brain, so do not result in obvious, physical signs of fitting. They can be purely sensory in nature, involving sights, sounds and feelings that range from subtle through to overwhelming.
 “Partial seizures can [...] cause clonic movement of part of a limb [, ... or] may trigger an abnormal sensation, or aura, such as an odd smell or sparkling lights. Most bizarre are the partial seizures that elicit more well-formed auras such as déjá vu (the feeling that something has happened before) or hallucinations.”
"Neuroscience" by Bear, Connors and Paradiso, p464
William James remained convinced that St. Paul was converted to Christianity by a vision that was the result of a lone seizure. Tags: christianity, experiences, fits, irrationality, jesus, neurology, neuroscience, psychology, religion, seizures, st. paul
Current Location: Monchengladbach, Germany
Listening To: "Antichrist (club mix)" by The Retrosic
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I've created a journal, Vexen Crabtree's Insane Journal ( http://vexen.insanejournal.com/profile ) which I plan on using for posts that are specific to psychology updates across my websites. For example, the first post there is about an update to my text on the Biochemical Nature of Emotions, where I've added a quote from Richard Gross on Clive Wearing. I'll probably post updates on my pages on dreams and dream analysis to that journal, too. Tags: biochemistry, brain damage, clive wearing, dream analysis, dream interpretation, dreams, journals, neurology, psychology, qualia, richard gross, vexen
Current Location: Germany
Listening To: "Eclipse (Dimension D RMX)" by Apoptygma Berzerk
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Something interesting is going on neurologically, metabolically and biologically when the recently deceased become capable of getting up and trying to kill the living. Firstly, any pathological study must start with an examination of methods of propagation, so that the disease can be contained. Secondly, we look at the role of the cortex of the cerebrum in zombies and animals. A broken cortex results in more zombie-like behaviour, so, our description of zombie biology must account for the lack of a working cerebral cortex. Thirdly, zombie bodies are special. They do not feel pain, eat or drink. Normal humans die of thirst quickly. No zombie film has explained, really or fully, how the infection causes all of these unlikely symptoms. But we shall try... 1. The Methods of Propagation of Zombie Epidemics2. The Zombie Brain3. The Zombie Body4. Why Don't Zombies Attack Each Other?Tags: biology, neurology, psychology, zombies
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"The Psychedelia of Death" by Vexen Crabtree (1999) Tags: death, end, existence, humanity, life, morbidity, mortality, neurology, philosophy, psychedelia, psychology
Current Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Current Mood:  hopeful
Listening To: "He who holds the lightning rod" by Electric Hellfire Club
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