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At Age Fifty-four, Derek Suffered A Stroke That Left Him Temporarily Unable To Speak. A Month Later His Speech Returned, But He Experienced The Speech Of Others As Mumbling. Was Derek Partially Deaf? No: Doctors Discovered That He Failed To Hear Only Abstract Words (such As Idea Or Freedom). But Derek's Reading Comprehension And Definition Of Abstract Words Was Perfect; It Was Just Hearing Them That Was Impossible For Him. Dr. Richard Restak Employs Fascinating Cases Such As This To Explore The Concept Of The Modular Brain, A New Frontier Of The Science Of The Mind. Derek's Case And Others Like It Suggest That Spoken And Written Comprehension Occur In Separate Areas Of The Brain; That The Brain Is Not Centrally Organized As Previously Thought But, Rather, Different Parts Of The Brain Control Different Abilities, And These Parts (or Modules) Operate Independently. As Dr. Restak Explains, This Renders Untenable The Traditional Distinction Between Mind And Brain Embodied In The Two Often Competing Disciplines Of Psychiatry And Neurology. While Most Of Us Think Of Ourselves As Having Unified Minds And Personalities, Important Aspects Of Ourselves May Be Altered Or Disappear Completely

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Author

Restak, Richard

Publisher

Toronto : New York : Scribner, Maxwell Macmillan Canada. Maxwell Macmillan International

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780684195445

Category

psychology

Subjects

Psychology, Medical, Neuropsychology

Rating

4.7 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14