On 18 Apr 2008 at 9:01, Beth Benoit wrote: > > Is it true that "Rain Man" was born without a corpus callosum? I never > heard that.
Me neither. But it checks out (see Wikipedia under "Kim Peek"). As far as the film relates to Peek, it was apparently inaccurate in depicting him as autistic, when he actually had a complex set of neurological deficits, including agenesis of the corpus callosum. Also see the very last reference listed on the page Sue sent us to at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2008/2210759.htm Title: The Real Rain Man: Kim Peek. Author: Fran Peek Publisher: Salt Lake: Harkness. 1996. ISBN 0-9651163-0-1. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
