Abstract
This paper deals with certain psychic automatisms that are usually diagnosed as psychiatric symptoms or as simple partial seizures. These mental automatisms are described in many writings by mystics, philosophers, literates, composers, and many different great artists and creators from human history, but they have never conferred any pathological value on these experiences. We have carried out previous scientific researches in which we found abundant arguments suggesting that these automatisms are due to neuronal nets physiologically adapted to fire in a hypersynchronous way. With these pieces of information we propose an audacious hypothesis: these automatic experiences are manifestations of a cognitive cerebral function that, until now, has been insufficiently delimited. We propose the term hyperia to denominate this cognitive function, which we consider responsible for clairvoyant and/or telepathic cognitions. Finally, we discuss the relevant consequences of this hypothesis, particularly in the fields of epilepsy, psychiatry, and neuropsychopharmacology.
Highlights
This paper is connected with two previous others: the first was published in Spanish as a doctoral thesis in medicine sixteen years ago [1], and the second was written in English as a scientific paper thirteen years ago [2]
We focused our interest on some specific aspects of the vast field of reflex epilepsies was
Many leading epilepsy specialists have suggested the possibility that the beginning of the epileptic process could be physiological: certain areas of the brain seem to be constitutionally prepared to fire in a hypersynchronous way
Summary
This paper is connected with two previous others: the first was published in Spanish as a doctoral thesis in medicine sixteen years ago [1], and the second was written in English as a scientific paper thirteen years ago [2] In these earlier investigations we had described an innovative neuropsychiatric approach that postulated a new. We proposed to denominate this neuronal activity with the neologism hyperia This current article appears as a necessary update on this topic. Its primary purpose is to show the consistence and/or validity of our hypothesis In this edition we have included about fifty pieces of research that appeared in recent years, which conclude with findings and evidences that reinforce our initial approach of yesteryear. This daring proposal entails psychiatric changes of such magnitude that it constitutes a new paradigm that allows us to explain and to solve some of the main deficiencies and/or contradictions of the current psychiatric model. 4) Conclusions
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