The case of John Sharon, who suffers from temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), is told in your textbook. What unusual symptom do John and others with TLE have?
A) the complete absence of emotions
B) feelings of intense joy and spiritual experiences
C) the inability to understand the meaning of emotional words
D) the inability to express emotions through facial expressions.
Answer: B
Rationale: Many people experienced profound emotional response, such as intense joy, following TLE seizures. They tend to describe these emotions in religious or spiritual terms.
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