where was the study conducted?
Massachusetts, U.S.,
what is the condition called?
aphasia
what does it do?
people lose their power to understand or use words
why?
brain damage
how long have doctors studied it?
100 years
who wrote about them?
Dr. Oliver Sacks
when?
14 years ago
did the study involve all aphasics?
No
then who?
Some were normal; others were aphasic.
are aphasics considered normal?
no
what are they considered?
as more gifted
what do they understand?
human expressions
how do normal humans look at them?
as brain damaged
who did the aphasics laugh at?
Ronald Reagan,
what was he doing?
giving a speech
why did they laugh?
They knew that he did not mean a word of what he was saying.
how?
his speech had an opposite effect on them
what do the patients lose?
the ability to understand or use words due
what do they gain?
recognizing false speech
which magazine was the study featured?
Nature