Stuart McKelvie wrote:
> Thanks, Stephen, for the reference.
>
> And for the record re: Penfield himself.
>
> When he stimulated the temporal lobe of SOME patients (actually a fairly 
> small number), he elicited what the patient reported as vivid memories (and 
> also some perceptual distortions). Some of the memories were indeed auditory 
> but some were also visual.
>
> Penfield, W. (1959). The interpretive cortex. Science, 129, 1719-1725.
>
>   
And some were olfactory. (Remember the Canadian Heritage Minute: "Burnt 
toast, Dr. Penfield, I smell burnt toast!")

Chris
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