Insights from Ecstatic Epilepsy: From Uncertainty to Metacognitive Feelings.
Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences 2025 Nina M Sooter, Federico Seragnoli, Fabienne Picard
Ecstatic epilepsy is a rare form of focal epilepsy linked to the anterior insula in which patients experience a blissful state with a unique set of symptoms, including a feeling of physical well-being, mental clarity, a sense of oneness with the universe, and time dilation. In this chapter, we reflect on how these symptoms coincide with our current knowledge of the insula's functions and...