By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – In a medical condition called anosognosia, some alert and talking individuals who are paralyzed on one side of their bodies have no awareness of their paralysis and they claim their paralyzed limbs can still move.
READ MORE: New Jersey Native, Who Lost Daughter In Parkland Shooting, Fighting To Protect School Children Across NationResearchers have studied this bizarre condition, and they’ve identified brain regions that are involved.
READ MORE: Gunman Kills 19 Children, 2 Teachers In Texas School RampageBrain scans reveal that people with this condition have damage to the frontal lobes of the brain. This part of the brain is directly involved in many types of movement.
The same group is now studying another odd phenomenon where people have no awareness of anything on their left side. These people can look at a clock and only see the right half.
MORE NEWS: Special Education Teacher Could Lose Job After Reportedly Putting Duct Tape On Student's Face In Chester CountyCertainly we have learned a great deal about the way the mind works over the past few decades but there is much more to learn.
