Monday, May 7, 2007
Not-lanta News of the Weird
Posted by Amber Robinson on Mon, May 7, 2007 at 4:33 PM
Science on the Cutting Edge: Researchers at the Second University of Naples (Caserta, Italy) recently reported the case of a 65-year-old man who, because of damage to the fronto-temporal region of his brain, habitually assumes an identity appropriate to whatever setting he finds himself in (e.g., a doctor when he’s around doctors, a bartender when in a bar), a behavior reminiscent of the Woody Allen character Zelig. The researchers said the man lacks awareness about his tendency to switch roles and in fact suffers from amnesia about his life since the brain damage, according to a March report by the British Psychological Society.
© 2007 Chuck Shepherd
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