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mollusque commented on the word akinetic mutism
Crick writes about a woman with just such damage, who lost her ability to act upon or even form intentions. Akinetic mutism: all desire to talk, think, act, or choose was gone.
--Richard Powers, 2007, The Echo Maker, p. 365
November 7, 2008