There are many pathways to experiencing the divine. But if the affected brain region stays localized in the limbic system, an emotional orgy can break loose.
Some women experience sexual orgasm, though oddly men never do.
But most remarkable of all are those patients who have deeply moving spiritual experiences, sensing a divine presence, or nearness of God. No trick at all, it's in the genes and runs in families, like the ability to curl one's tongue, says R. Steven Ackley, communication disorders specialist at Gallaudet University, and a wiggler. The three extrinsic muscles of the ear are probably becoming vestigial in humans. Moving the ears and tightening the forehead was probably part of early man's bluffing challengers for a mate, much like other primates still do. To be sure, we do not need to orient our pinnas towards a sound source the way wolves can do.