Out-of-body experiences (OBE) can vary from person to person, but they often involve the sense of floating above one’s actual body and looking down.
For neuroscientists, the phenomenon is a puzzle and an opportunity:
Understanding how the brain goes awry can also illuminate how it is supposed to work.
People speak of their own experiences:
“The best way I can describe it is that it was like watching television in your mind.”
I bet you won’t be surprised to hear that epilepsy is most often depicted in sci-fi and horror films.
Just think of “The Andromeda Strain”, “Crazed”, “Deadwood”, “The Exorcist”, “The Exorcism of Emily Rose”, “Frankenstein”, “The Garden State”, “Lighthouse” and “The Terminal Man” to name a few.
DEMONIC = EPILEPTIC!