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Extraction Summary
6
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Document Information
Type:
Narrative/scientific account (likely book excerpt or witness statement included in house oversight evidence)
File Size:
2.04 MB
Summary
This page, marked as evidence for the House Oversight Committee (Bates 013518), appears to be an excerpt from a scientific narrative or memoir. It details the narrator's interactions with Harvard neurologist Norman Geschwind and describes 'Geschwind Syndrome' (temporal lobe epilepsy), characterizing symptoms such as hypergraphia (obsessive writing), intense religiosity, hyposexuality, and interpersonal 'stickiness'. The text references specific researchers including Paul MacLean and Henri Gastaut.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Donna | Patient |
Subject of neurological observation regarding brain waves and temporal lobe activity.
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| Paul MacLean | Scientist/Researcher |
Showed that electrical stimulation of brain regions could produce pleasure and grooming reactions in animals.
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| Norman Geschwind | Harvard Professor of Neurology |
Took the narrator to his epilepsy clinic; demonstrated 'Geschwind Syndrome' characteristics in patients.
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| William James | Author |
Referenced for his book 'Varieties of Religious Experience'.
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| Henri Gastaut | French electroencephalographer |
First reported the symptoms now known as Geschwind Syndrome.
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| Unidentified Narrator | Author/Witness |
Refers to themselves as 'I'; visited the clinic with Dr. Geschwind.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Harvard |
Employer of Norman Geschwind.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by Bates stamp).
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Timeline (1 events)
Unknown (Historical)
Visit to Norman Geschwind's epilepsy clinic where he demonstrated symptoms of temporal lobe epilepsy (hypergraphia, religious conversion, hyposexuality) in patients to the narrator.
Epilepsy Clinic
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Likely associated with Harvard/Boston, where Geschwind practiced.
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Relationships (1)
Spoke about a patient and visited his clinic together.
Key Quotes (4)
"In a loud voice, he asked that all people keeping diaries and personal notebooks please stand up."Source
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"Several answered the question with the question, 'When?'"Source
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"Geschwind called this last feature, difficulty in separation, interpersonal 'stickiness.'"Source
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Quote #3
"First reported by the French electroencephalographer, Henri Gastaut... is now called the Geschwind Syndrome of temporal lobe"Source
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