Brain Damage from the Perspective of a Spouse
Depending on which area of the hypothalamus is damaged, the
biological and behavioral effects differ.
For example, if one were to damage the preoptic area of the
hypothalamus, one would experience a “deficit in physiological
mechanisms of temperature regulation,” (Kalat, 2004). From the
perspective of the spouse, the subject might complain of being
perpetually hot or cold regardless of environmental temperature.
Sleeping in the same bed with the subject could cause problems,
as they might need several blankets and/or none at all. In
addition, the need to carry warm clothing on warm day might be
necessary, and/or shorts or t-shirts on a cold day.
Damage to the “medial preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus (MPAH)
or a subthalamic region that includes the caudal zona incerta,”
(Maillard-Gutekunst, et. al., 1994) has been show to “eliminate
mating” in rats. In other words, from the spousal perspective,
damage to this area might cause a lowering – if not complete
annihilation – of the subject’s sex drive.
When the lateral preoptic area of the brain has a lesion,
osmotic thirst, “the thirst that results from an increase in the
concentration of solutes in the body,” (Kalat, 2004) is
decreased. This is thought to be partly a result of cell damage
and “partly to interruption of passing axons,” (Kalat, 2004). A
spouse might notice that the subject drinks less, unless
regularly reminded to do so. They might also hear the subject
complain of highly concentrated urine and a burning sensation
accompanying urination. They should also be alert to any signs
of dehydration, “the physiological state in which cells lose
water and metabolic ...
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