Sentences with phrase «wrong side of the brain»
The memory loss was unexpected, and Dr. Penfield and I suspected that the surgeon had operated on the wrong side of the brain, and that there was some damage in the corresponding region in the opposite hemisphere, so that we were seeing the effect of a bilateral lesion.
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The researchers then altered their technique to train the «wrong» side of the brain: for example, a patient who was missing their left arm was trained to move the prosthetic arm by decoding movements associated with their right arm, or vice versa.
Without exploring Lebanon's own sectarian violence, choosing sides, or justifying behavior — in fact, without naming the country where the film takes place — she presents a fairy - tale metaphor for the conflict, in which the men of the village are quick to arms and to finger - pointing when anything goes wrong, and the women are willing to make any compromise and to try any far - fetched, crack - brained idea to defuse or distract.
Except, of course, for the «completely incompetent» brain surgeon who operated on the wrong side of a patient's brain, but prevailed when represented by this lawyer.