Serge Vulliemoz

Insular Stimulation Produces Mental Clarity and Bliss.

Annals of Neurology December 20, 2021 Umberto Nencha, Laurent Spinelli, Serge Vulliemoz et al.

For the first time, an ecstatic aura has been evoked through the electrical stimulation of the dorsal anterior insula during presurgical invasive intracerebral monitoring in a patient who did not suffer from an ecstatic form of epilepsy. This case provides more evidence that the anterior insula is the major generator of such a mystical-type experience even in individuals with no underlying...