The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) / quote 20 of 254
Transient epileptic amnesia
Another example is found in people suffering from temporal lobe epilepsy, in an experience called transient epileptic amnesia.
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Kerfuffle
noun [ in sing. ] informal, chiefly Brit. a commotion or fuss, esp. one caused by conflicting views: there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship. ORIGIN early…
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