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by: bluematrix
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
eliot was a businessman who had a benign brain tumor removed near the prefontal cortex part of his brain. he remains intelligent and seemingly rational, with a wry sense of humor. but he now has trouble making decisions, keeping appointments and has squandered his life savings on bad investments. but these things don't bother him and he keeps making the same mistakes over again.
the university of iowa doctor who treated eliot has determined thru psychological testing that he has almost completely lost the ability to experience emotion due to his injury. and while the amygdala part of the brain processes fear, research is showing other parts are critical for registering emotion, like the prefontal cortex.
science is finding that emotion is a key element of learning.
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