PSYCH 119T Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: William Carlos Williams, Agnes De Mille, Frontal Lobe
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I. consequences of acquired brain lesions in dance, written prose, film. In left frontal lobe, resulted in aphasia. Right sided paralysis affected her speaking, writing, dancing, choreography demonstration. Went on to write books but was not effective in choreography o had problems giving instructions to the dancers verbally. William carlos williams american writer, poet, novelist, playwright (also a medical doctor) 1883-1963. Published many poems, novels, & stories as well as plays. An early martyr and other poems (1935) In 1963, he received the pulitzer prize for o pictures from brueghel and other poems (1962) Written post-stroke in the brain (1) left hemisphere stroke in 1951 age 68 (2) left hemisphere stroke in 1952 age 69 o suffered right arm paralysis, broca"s aphasia, right visual field defects. Continued to write novels, essays, and poetry in next 11 years (till death). No alterations in style or creativity have been detected. Received pulitzer prize for one of those poems written post-stroke.
