Now Ive heard everything!

[irishgrl]

Guess one of his heads was working JUST fine!

Injured man wins damages for sex overdrive

Tue Dec 19, 11:17 AM ET

A devout Christian who said an accident at work boosted his libido and wrecked his marriage as he turned to prostitutes and pornography was awarded more than 3 million pounds ($5.89 million) in damages Tuesday.

Stephen Tame, 29, from Suffolk, suffered severe head injuries in a fall, transforming him from a loyal newlywed into a "disinhibited" character who had two affairs.

He was in a coma for two months after falling from a gantry while working at a bicycle warehouse shortly after his marriage in January 2002. Doctors said it was a miracle he survived.

Awarding him 3.1 million pounds in compensation at London's High Court, Judge Michael Harris said: "His life and the life of his young wife were shattered."

His former employer, Professional Cycle Marketing, of Essex, had argued through their lawyers that his injuries were not as bad as suggested in court.

That has got to be the grossest miscarriage of justice EVER!

[ontheEdgeof17]

His frontal lobe could have been affected, changing his personality. There's a libido center in your brain somewhere, too. BUT COME ON! If you have that kind of damage to your brain, you wouldn't think back and know you were doing wrong. It would seem normal to you. You wouldn't know any different because your brain is now wired for that kind of behavior.


This guy's an ass...

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

His frontal lobe could have been affected, changing his personality. There's a libido center in your brain somewhere, too. BUT COME ON! If you have that kind of damage to your brain, you wouldn't think back and know you were doing wrong. It would seem normal to you. You wouldn't know any different because your brain is now wired for that kind of behavior.


This guy's an ass...

I can't wait until I'm a nurse.... Yes, he does sound like a bit of an ass.... what bull****. And how in the hell did this fly in court???

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by sara1998

I can't wait until I'm a nurse....

I was just talking out of my left armpit there. I'm no neurologist. Where's McDreamy when we need him? hahaha

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

I was just talking out of my left armpit there. I'm no neurologist. Where's McDreamy when we need him? hahaha

Sounded good...

... boy do I need some McDreamy.... ~sigh~

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by sara1998

Sounded good...

I believe it to be true (what I said). We just need Dr. Brad to verify.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

I believe it to be true (what I said). We just need Dr. Brad to verify.

on wikipedia about the frontal lobe of the brain:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_lobe

"In the human brain, the precentral gyrus and the related cortical tissue that folds into the central sulcus comprise the primary motor cortex, which controls voluntary movements of specific body parts associated with areas of the gyrus.

The Frontal lobes have been found to play a part in impulse control, judgment, language, memory, motor function, problem solving, sexual behavior, socialization and spontaneity. The Frontal lobes assist in planning, coordinating, controlling and executing behavior. People that have damaged frontal lobes may experience problems with these aspects of cognitive function, being at times impulsive; impaired in their ability to plan and execute complex sequences of actions; perhaps persisting with one course of action or pattern of behavior when a change would be appropriate (perseveration).

Cognitive maturity associated with adulthood is marked by related maturation of cerebral fibers in the frontal lobes between late teenager years and early adult years. Research by Arthur Toga, UCLA, found increased myelin in the frontal lobe white matter of young adults compared to that of teens, whereas gray matter in parietal and temporal lobes was more fully matured by teen years. Typical onset of schizophrenia in early adult years correlates with poorly myelinated and thus inefficient connections between cells in the fore-brain.

A report from the National Institute of Mental Health says a gene variant that reduces dopamine activity in the prefrontal cortex is related to poorer performance and inefficient functioning of that brain region during working memory tasks, and to slightly increased risk for schizophrenia.

Dopamine-sensitive neurons in the cerebral cortex are found primarily in the frontal lobes. The dopamine system is associated with pleasure, long-term memory, planning and drive. Dopamine tends to limit and select sensory information arriving from the thalamus to the fore-brain. Poor regulation of dopamine pathways has been associated with schizophrenia.

The so-called executive functions of the frontal lobes involve the ability to recognize future consequences resulting from current actions, to choose between good and bad actions (or better and best), override and suppress unacceptable social responses, and determine similarities and differences between things or events.

The frontal lobes also play an important part in retaining longer term memories which are not task-based. These are often memories with associated emotions, derived from input from the brain's limbic system, and modified by the higher frontal lobe centers to generally fit socially acceptable norms (see executive functions above). The frontal lobes have rich neuronal input from both the alert centers in the brain-stem, and from the limbic regions.

Psychological tests that measure frontal lobe function include Finger tapping, Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, and measures of verbal and figural fluency."

[ontheEdgeof17]

^See. I know my shiz.

[BTFLCHLD]

fall@work
have lots of sex
get paid 6 mil...

[danax6]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

I was just talking out of my left armpit there. I'm no neurologist. Where's McDreamy when we need him? hahaha

My sister's been trying forever to get me to watch that show.

[irishgrl]

you would think an injury that severe would impair him in other areas too....dang article is too short with hardly any info

[DavidMn]

Talk about someone needing the Lorena Bobbitt treatment.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

you would think an injury that severe would impair him in other areas too....dang article is too short with hardly any info

Actually, you'd be surprised. The brain is really weird, which is why people can be impaled with steel rods (anyone remember that?) & have very few impairments. Especially the frontal lobe - it's a litle bit creepy, actually. That someone can, for example, not be able to control their emotions & cry for no reason after a brain injury, but they can still walk & talk & eat & sleep normally blows my mind.