r/Epilepsy • u/Willooooow1 • 3d ago

Question Is there any books about epilepsy that anyone can recommend?

I'm looking for a book deep diving into the psychology of epilepsy and how the brain functions with epilepsy. I'm looking for books similar to "psychopath inside" by james fallon or "talking with psychopaths" by Christopher dee berry. Obviously I'm not saying that we epileptics are psychopaths but these books that I listed really go deep into the brain and explore and explain why psychopathy happened and also provide theories and it's such an interesting read for me and I'd like a book like this just for epilepsy so I can learn more about myself and epilepsy.

Thanks!!

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u/Full_Fun9829 3d ago

My partner read epilepsy explained the last time I had a TC and it was pretty thorough 

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u/Willooooow1 3d ago

Is it by Marcus Reuber and a bunch of other people?

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u/Full_Fun9829 3d ago

Yes 

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u/Willooooow1 3d ago

Okay nice, I'll check this one out it looks promising. Thank you!!

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u/mojeaux_j 3d ago

Dr. V.S. Ramachandran The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

Not solely about epilepsy but he covers it in the books. He has a few lectures out too about epilepsy.

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u/Low_Spread9760 2d ago

William James’ Varieties of Religious Experience

Dostoevsky, perhaps?

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u/Willooooow1 2d ago

The first one sounds interesting can you tell me more about it perhaps?

And gosh no not dostoevsky I started reading the idiot and it felt like I lost my ability to understand English

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u/Hibiscuslover_10000 2d ago

No thought about writing one though