[In Context] Journey in an unknown country

In a garden, an old woman who has experienced a stroke approaches tentatively some snow on the ground. When prompted to define what she sees, at first she is unable to give it a name. Yet, when she takes some in her hand, the word “snow” suddenly materialises in her mind. The woman then tries to explain what is happening in her mind: “If I pick this…stuff up in my hand, then…I know its name. I didn't have to pick it up to know…what it was.”

Source: Lancet Neurology - October 10, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Marco De Ambrogi Tags: In Context Source Type: research