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From Service de Neurophysiologie Clinique et Epileptologie, INSERM EMI-U 9926, CHU TIMONE et Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille Cedex 5, France.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Fabrice Bartolomei, Service de Neurophysiologie Clinique, CHU Timone-264 Rue st Pierre, 13005-Marseille, France; e-mail: fbartolo{at}medecine.univ-mrs.fr
Objective: To study the role of perirhinal (PC) and entorhinal cortices (EC) in dreamy state symptoms (déjà vu and reminiscence of scenes). These phenomena have been attributed to functional alteration of memory networks supported by the medial temporal lobes, principally involving the amygdala and hippocampus. The role of sub-hippocampal structures (EC and PC) in inducing these phenomena has not previously been addressed.
Methods: The authors studied the symptoms evoked by direct electrical stimulations of PC and EC in comparison with those obtained after stimulation of the amygdala and hippocampus. Stimulations were performed in a group of 24 patients with epilepsy, during stereoelectroencephalographic (SEEG) recordings in the setting of presurgical evaluation. All patients had electrodes that sampled the rhinal cortices, amygdala, and hippocampus.
Results: A total of 280 stimulations were analyzed. Entorhinal and perirhinal stimulations induced classic mesial temporal lobe responses (emotional, dysautonomic) but also more specific responses, particularly the déjà vu phenomenon and reminiscence of scenes. Such déjà vu or déjà vécu type responses were produced proportionately more often by stimulation of the EC than by stimulation of the amygdala and hippocampus. In particular, déjà vu was associated with stimulation of the EC and reminiscence of memories with PC stimulation.
Conclusion: This study strongly suggests that experiential symptoms are largely dependent upon functional modification of the physiology of the rhinal cortices.
Received March 16, 2004. Accepted in final form May 5, 2004.
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