Horizon
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Season 40 · Episode 11 ·
God On The Brain
Rudi Affolter and Gwen Tighe have both experienced strong religious visions. He is an atheist; she a Christian. He thought he had died; she thought she had given birth to Jesus. Both have temporal lobe epilepsy. Like other forms of epilepsy, the condition causes fitting but it is also associated with religious hallucinations. Research into why people like Rudi and Gwen saw what they did has opened up a whole field of brain science: neurotheology. The connection between the temporal lobes of the brain and religious feeling has led one Canadian scientist to try stimulating them. (They are near your ears.) 80% of Dr Michael Persinger's experimental subjects report that an artificial magnetic fi
19 episodes
No episodes match your search.
Titles you might also enjoy
About
Episode 11 of season 40 of Horizon: “God On The Brain”. Aired 2003-04-17. Watch it online free on ZapFlix.