Temporal lobe discharges and glossolalia

Reeves R. R., KÖSE A., Abubakr A.

NEUROCASE, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.236-240, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13554794.2013.770874
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROCASE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.236-240
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: EEG, Glossolalia, Religious phenomena, SEIZURES, EPILEPSY, EXPERIENCES, BEHAVIOR
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Glossolalia (speaking in tongues) is a religious phenomenon of which there has been only limited scientific investigation. Described here is the case of a 44-year-old woman who had clonic jerking of the left forearm while speaking in tongues. Waking EEG while she was thinking of nothing in particular was normal. After several minutes of silently praying in tongues she manifested right temporal sharp wave discharges and may have been in a state resembling light sleep. Possible relationships between glossolalia, ecstatic religious phenomena, and temporal lobe electrical discharges are discussed.