Neurological speech deficits as plot devices in novels

Speech deficits as plot devices in novels

“…P Perkins 1 appears to have misunderstood the key messages of our paper ‘Neurological speech deficits as plot devices in novels’ 2 entirely. We pointed out that, unsurprisingly, characters with stroke commonly appear in novels.…”

The misapplication of medical science to literature

“…In seeking to apply a diagnosis to speech defects described in classic novels, Sainsbury et al 1 trespass into the world of literature at their peril. It is not their conclusions I wish to question, rather that these fictional characters are constructs and therefore the interpretation of their symptoms into neat medical diagnoses is meaningless.…”