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Re:Why Peter Thiel Fears Star Trek by gmarx on Friday January 20, 2017 @04:34PM (#13447144)
It sounds similar but does not comport with the specifics I recall. The patient did not develop short term thinking. They were quite clear that his emotions had vanished

Thanks though for the effort

Re:Why Peter Thiel Fears Star Trek by cokernel on Saturday January 21, 2017 @10:42AM (#13450513)
I believe this exactly is the situation that Damasio describes in the book I mentioned -- his patient "Elliot" had no emotions and couldn't make decisions.

See for instance:

* http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/06/how-only-using-logic-de...

* https://intentionalworkplace.com/2012/03/15/how-emotion-shap...