St. Louis University
Neurology and Psychiatry
Background: As conceptions of mental illness are often dictated by prevailing socio-cultural factors and the philosophy of the time, there is little research to substantiate how mental illness is perceived in the Arab world in the light... more
To study the clinical manifestations and psychosocial aspects of dissociative (conversion) disorders (DD) in the Sultanate of Oman. Method: A retrospective analysis was made of data derived from case records of patients admitted as... more
To study the clinical manifestations and psychosocial aspects of dissociative (conversion) disorders (DD) in the Sultanate of Oman. Method: A retrospective analysis was made of data derived from case records of patients admitted as... more
attempts to link anomalous temporal lobe functioning with neuropeptide imbalances, particularly imbalances of the endogenous opioid peptides. Like all pioneering contributions, this paper has drawn on a wide variety of sources to make... more
- by Vernon Neppe
Following up on previous research indicating a relationship between symptoms of temporal lobe dysfunction (TLD) and subjective paranormal experiences, exploratory logistic regression analyses were conducted to discover specific predictors... more
subjective experiences with specific brain findings. This paper reviews the most important research in this regard involving stimulating areas of the brain to produce out of body experiences, attempted correlations of near-death... more
- by Vernon Neppe
This paper describes a case of a patient (GX) with a brain tumour in the third ventricle who developed a syndrome of amnestic disorder and vegetative abnormalities (hyperphagia, oligodipsia) after irradiation treatment that followed brain... more
Despite our current reductionistic materialist paradigm allowing explanations of almost all aspects of our experience, certain areas of scientific endeavor are still contradicted. This motivates the need for a new paradigmatic approach to... more
This paper compares several models of out-of-body experience (OBE) leading a new proposed multi-etiological model. Broadly the unitary hypotheses propose several single broad causes and explanations, though each of these recognizes that... more
Spontaneous apparently anomalous experiences are often inappropriately bundled together based on brief common descriptions. Yet, they may be phenomenologically and etiologically distinct. Consequently, heterogeneous results lead to... more
In this third article of the six-part series, we extend to dimensions and the new area of dimensional biopsychophysics and recognize that we need extend beyond Popperian falsifiability to examine also feasibility of the limited jigsaw... more
- by Vernon Neppe
Following up on previous research indicating a relationship between symptoms of temporal lobe dysfunction (TLD) and subjective paranormal experiences, exploratory logistic regression analyses were conducted to discover specific predictors... more
SIR: Gabapentin is an effective adjunctive mood stabilizer. 1 There are case reports of aggression and hyperactivity when gabapentin was added to existing antiepileptic medication 2 or used as a monotherapy in children. 3 In adults,... more
This part contains the references cited in Non-locality I, II, II, IV, V & VI.
- by Vernon Neppe
This is the first of six articles that form a unified series examining "non-locality"-a term applied for "beyond time and space". The authors indicate what non-locality is and why non-locality should have the prefix "relative", because... more
- by Vernon Neppe
Recent findings in the neurosciences have attempted to correlate subjective experiences with specific brain findings. This paper reviews the most important research in this regard involving stimulating areas of the brain to produce out of... more
- by Vernon Neppe