SEIZED
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy as a Medical, Historical, and Artistic Phenomenon
(HarperCollins, 1993; 2000)


Featured on NPR's "Morning Edition" with Neal Conan and in The New York Times and Newsweek.


"A major study... The implications for psychiatry are staggering."
Publishers Weekly



"Four stars..."
L.A. Times



"In this fascinating account of medical research, LaPlante shows how a brain scar may cause bizarre aggressive or sexual behavior - and works of profound creative imagination."
Howard Gardner



"Thoughtful... Highly recommended."
Library Journal, starred review


"LaPlante’s descriptions of the human brain are wonderfully concrete, her historical research is well presented, and her empathy for TLE’s victims is clear."
Kirkus Reviews


"Compelling, engrossing, and intriguing."
Neurology Bulletin


"Controversial..."
Newsweek