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Article: The language of the brain: deaf stroke victims have provided surprising clues to the role of the left side of the brain in sign language.
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- Science News
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- July 18, 1987
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The Language of the Brain
For much of her life, Sarah M. was anaccomplished artist, skilled in painting and the precise brush strokes required to decorate eggshells and ceramics with elaborate designs. The delicate, gentle-looking woman, now 71 years old, was born deaf and communicates with the hand symbols and motions of sign language.
Tragically, her mastery of paint andcanvas was blotted out by a stroke that caused massive damage to the right side of her brain. A few discouraging attempts at painting and drawing consisted of haphazard lines and disorganized figures. The right-brain damage disturbed her left-eye perception, and the left side of her ...