Re: Malfunctions of the mind

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lcrocker@mercury.colossus.net)
Date: Wed Jul 14 1999 - 16:57:25 MDT


> I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about people with brain damage
> whose left arms are paralyzed and who cannot admit it. "Why didn't you
> move your hand?" "I didn't want to." Anosognosia - look it up.

It may be cruel to make fun of the mentally handicapped, but I've
never been able to stop laughing any time I think about Anton's
Syndrome (blindness denial). I like walking into walls! Really!

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Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com> <http://www.piclab.com/lcrocker.html>
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