What happens when minds break.docx

What happens when minds break? (Groups Gelman, Gopnik) Key concepts: Double Dissociation Visual Agnosia Prosopagnosia Can recognize objects but not faces Balint's Syndrome: Simultagnosia Can only perceive one object at a time Phantom Limb Syndrome Multi-Store memory model Sensory cortical ho...

What happens when minds break? (Groups Gelman, Gopnik) Key concepts: Double Dissociation Visual Agnosia Prosopagnosia Can recognize objects but not faces Balint's Syndrome: Simultagnosia Can only perceive one object at a time Phantom Limb Syndrome Multi-Store memory model Sensory cortical homunculus cortex Different parts of body have sensory regions are disproportionately represented in parts of the cortex Key people: Phineas Gage construction/railway worker who was pierced in the frontal lobe by an iron rod His behavior changed after the accident: he was short tempered, inappropriate behavior (potentially compromised morals), had trouble sticking to plans, different social behaviors This showed damage to the frontal lobe may alter personality, emotions, morals, and social interactions Average Hanover Inn employee Sacks (Speed): Famous neurologist who wrote popular science books and pieces Speed talks about time perception Wernicke's (fluent) aphasia Proper syntax, devoid of meaning Broca’s (non-fluent) aphasia Devoid of syntax, proper meaning Rafal: Balint Syndrome: Simultagnosia: one object at a time Spatial Disorientation: can’t look at or reach for objects Sacks (Fresh Air): Drugs and Time Perception Clive and amnesia: Prosopagnosia ‘Test’: