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That’s interesting. Any chance you remember which study it was?
by meken 5y ago
That’s interesting. Any chance you remember which study it was?
- roughly 5y agoI wish I did. I'll take a look later and see if I can dig them up.
- nonameiguess 5y agoIt's from a book by Antonio Damasio called Descartes' Error: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes'_Error https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes'_Error The first known case is Phineas Gage, but I'm pretty sure Damasio documented more contemporary patients he had studied live (been a while since I read this book).
- epgui 5y agoPhineas Gage is a terrible example: he suffered incredible frontal lobe injuries. Neuroanatomy is much more complex than "part A performs job X", but the frontal lobe is particularly important in executive functions. More caudal structures are more closely associated with emotion, in general.
- nonameiguess 5y agoDamasio bases his conclusions on his own patients, not Phineas Gage, who is provided as a famous example for historical context. The only reason I'm mentioning only him by name is I remember his name and I do not remember the names of Damasio's patients. I actually think he doesn't even give their real names since they're patients and subject to confidentiality laws.
- epgui 5y agoFair enough! I'm not familiar with the book.
- kibbleble 5y agoNot OP but I also looked into it and agree: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2019.00011/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2019.0001...