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To: deadrock
I read The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat back in my teen years and some of those clinical stories were pretty crazy.

"Eyes Right", about a lady in her sixties that suffers from Hemispatial neglect. She completely forgets the idea of "left" relative to her own body and the world around her. When nurses place food or drink on her left side, she fails to recognize that they are there.

Oh, if a certain segment of the population could suddenly forget about the ideas of the "left". LOL

19 posted on 02/12/2018 8:47:13 PM PST by Two Kids' Dad (((( Sessions couldn't find his own ass if Al Franken was grabbing it at the time ))))
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To: Two Kids' Dad
Or the woman who collapses every time she closes her eyes because of a faulty proprioception.

The wonders of the human brain are still beyond our comprehension.

21 posted on 02/12/2018 8:58:43 PM PST by deadrock
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To: moder_ator; Two Kids' Dad

Just wondering why my original post was removed that recommended an author who explains and writes about this phenomenon. Thanks.


38 posted on 02/13/2018 2:09:56 PM PST by deadrock
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