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euphoria to fear, deja vu, and hallucinations of taste or smell

anatomical defect or sca

esistant to anti-seizure medications

survey of 666 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, Currie and co-workers reported aggression in 7% of the patients

ictal, post-ictal and interictal aggression

Ictal and post-ictal aggression are often associated with confusion or psychosis

The techniques of many cults fall under the general rubric of brainwashing

Dr. Singer, ''cult leaders and their trainers exert a systematic social influence that can produce great behavioral changes.''

difficult to control with medication

epilepsy surgery may be curative for some people with TLE

increased rates of emotional-behavioral distress, or greater than age-expected changes in brain structure

To psychologists, their stories raise fascinating questions. In what ways are the two men, born generations apart and raised in completely different surroundings, alike? More importantly, what makes them different from the great majority of people who never started a business, watched it succeed and become incredibly rich?

The venture capitalists of the future may use psychological profiles to pick entrepreneurs who are more likely to create winning companies.

they simply did not feel risk, or weigh consequences, in the same way as other people.

“Teens are in a discovery mode,” says Frances Jensen, MD, an HMS professor of neurology. “They’re experiencing new things, and their brains are developing accordingly. There’s simply a lot going on in their brains.”

The teenage brain matures from back to front. The posterior regions, especially those above the spinal column, are largely responsible for motor control. Their earlier maturation helps account for the quick acquisition of locomotion and other movement skills by young people. Maturation of many sensory regions also occurs early, enabling a growing person to learn from the surrounding world. The maturing of the forward regions of the brain, particularly the frontal lobe, doesn’t occur until late adolescence or early adulthood; some researchers say the region’s maturation may not be complete until age 30.

The ease of learning that most teens enjoy, however, can carry a steep cost: addiction. “The brain builds itself as it responds to experiences,” Jensen says. “With teens who experiment with drugs, this can result in addiction. It’s the same pattern as learning—we want more, more, more.”