Psychology / Unit 2 Psych 0231 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Case: The Patient Who Cannot Plan a Meal
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The idea
A patient who can name every step of a task and cannot sequence or start them has damage to the frontal lobe.
In practice
The patient lists the ingredients and the order, then stands at the counter without beginning.
Where people slip
Knowledge is intact. What is lost is the organizing and initiating, which is the frontal contribution.
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