Citation

Persinger MA. Percept. Mot. Skills 1992; 75(1): 259-266.

Affiliation

Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1528678

Abstract

Six adults, who had recently experienced sudden recall of preschool memories of sex abuse or alien abduction/visitation, were given complete neuropsychological assessments. All experiences "emerged" when hypnosis was utilized within a context of sex abuse or New Age religion and were followed by reduction in anxiety. As a group, these subjects displayed significant (T greater than 70) elevations of childhood imaginings, complex partial epileptic-like signs, and suggestibility. Neuropsychological data indicated right frontotemporal anomalies and reduced access to the right parietal lobe. MMPI profiles were normal. The results support the hypothesis that enhanced imagery due to temporal lobe lability within specific contexts can facilitate the creation of memories; they are strengthened further if there is also reduction in anxiety.

Language: en