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It sounds similar but does not comport with the specifics I recall. The patient did not develop short term thinking. They were quite clear that his emotions had
by gmarx 10y ago
It sounds similar but does not comport with the specifics I recall. The patient did not develop short term thinking. They were quite clear that his emotions had vanished
Thanks though for the effort
- cokernel 10y agoI believe this exactly is the situation that Damasio describes in the book I mentioned -- his patient "Elliot" had no emotions and couldn't make decisions. See for instance: * http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/06/how-only-using-logic-destroyed-a-man.html http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/06/how-only-using-logic-de... * https://intentionalworkplace.com/2012/03/15/how-emotion-shapes-decision-making/ https://intentionalworkplace.com/2012/03/15/how-emotion-shap...