The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat Lesson Plan

Why do you think that neurology tends towards studying deficits, particularly in the brain's left hemisphere, as opposed to neurological disorders that cause over-excitement or excesses? Why might psychiatry, anatomy, and pathology be more inclined to study these conditions?

The introduction for "Excesses" endows these disorders with archetypically villainous qualities. These conditions often entice patients with tremendous exuberance and energy, then eventually transform them into delirious, unrestrained bundles of energy without any functional or grounding sense of self. These figures arise time and again in literature, from the serpent in the story of Adam and Eve to...