How interesting! Also interesting is that, if you click on the mindhacks link and follow the comments, when you click on a title mentioned: Remarks on the Seat of the Faculty of Articulated Language, Following an Observation of Aphemia (Loss of Speech) *by Mr. Paul Broca (1861)* * * it takes you to this site: * **Classics in the History of Psychology* *An internet resource developed by* *Christopher D. Green* <[email protected]> *York University, Toronto, Ontario* **
Life, like time must indeed be an arrow. Just sayin' Carol ** ** On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > The Mind Hacks blog ( > http://mindhacks.com/2013/01/19/owner-of-brocas-area-identified/) today > reported on an article in the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences > in which details about the life of Broca's patient "Tan" are described > (Domanki, 2013). The following is a passage from the journal article that > is quoted in the blog post: > > *"According to the Broca’s report, the health problems of Louis Victor > Leborgne became apparent during his youth, when he suffered the first fits > of epilepsy. Although epileptic, Louis Victor Leborgne was a working > person. He lived in Paris, in the third district. His profession is given > as “formier” (a common description in the nineteenth century used for > craftsmen who produced forms for shoemakers).* > * > * > *"Leborgne worked until the age of 30 when the loss of speech occurred. > It is not known if the damage to the left side of Leborgne’s brain had > anything to do with traumas sustained during fits of epilepsy nor, as > reported in some recent publications, does it appear to have been caused by > syphilis, as that was not indicated in Broca’s reports. The immediate cause > for his hospitalization was his problem with communicating.* > * > * > *"Leborgne was admitted to the Bicêtre hospital two or three months after > losing his ability to speak. Perhaps at first this might have been > perceived as a temporary loss, but the defect proved incurable. Because > Leborgne was unmarried, he could not be released to be cared for by close > relatives; he therefore spent the rest of his life (21 years total) in the > hospital."* > > > Best, > Jeff > > Reference > Domanski, C. W. (2013). Mysterious “Monsieur Leborgne”: The mystery of the > famous patient in the history of neuropsychology is explained. Journal of > the History of the Neurosciences: Basic and Clinical Perspectives, 22, > 47-52. doi:10.1080/0964704X.2012.667528 > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/ > Knowing Ourselves: http://psysci.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Scottsdale Community College > 9000 E. Chaparral Road > Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 > Office: SB-123 > Phone: (480) 423-6213 > Fax: (480) 423-6298 > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=23190 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-23190-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23191 or send a blank email to leave-23191-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
