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Actually this is wrong. There's a connection between bodily sensation and emotion so profound that quadriplegics can develop flat affect which in turn leads to
by dbspin 1y ago
Actually this is wrong. There's a connection between bodily sensation and emotion so profound that quadriplegics can develop flat affect which in turn leads to decision paralysis and cognitive deficit. Emotions are regulated somatically, and inform decision making and other aspects of motivation and reasoning.
Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2633768/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2633768/
- drw85 1y agoSpinal cord injury implies that you were born with those senses and then abruptly lost them. In that case, all the processes and pathways in your brain are relying on and tied to those senses, so losing them might also disrupt or affect those pathways and how they function.