On 7 Nov 2007 at 20:36, Jim Clark wrote:
> Bryan Kolb of Kolb and Wishaw described his own experiences of a
> stroke in the following article:
>
> Canadian Journal of Psychology, 1990, 44(2), 130-147
> Recovery From Occipital Stroke: A Self-Report and an Inquiry
> Into Visual Processes
As did the noted neurophysiologist and sleep and dream researcher Allan
Hobson (he of the 'activation-synthesis" theory of dreaming). Ironic,
isn't it?
Sleep and dream suppression following a lateral medullary infarct: a
first-person account.
Conscious Cogn. 2002 Sep;11(3):377-90.
If you can't get your hands on that, there's a nice essay on his report
at
http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/10/neuroscientist-studies-his-own-
stroke.php
or
http://tinyurl.com/3x2nk9
And that source points to a much longer account by Hobson himself at:
http://www.dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=2860
(Shock Waves: A Scientist Studies His Stroke)
Stephen
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