Term
stroke
A sudden disruption of blood supply to the brain, which kills nerve cells in the affected area.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales, Oliver Sacks
Explained in
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales, Oliver Sacks
- Games People Play, Eric Berne
Berne’s term for a unit of recognition: any sign of attention from another person, pleasant or not. For Berne, this is one reason games persist.