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so…a few things about the statement in magp 22:

kinda curious about the patient. it’s said that he has a deformity in his skull (my best guess is either he was born with it or it’s an injury, esp considering ww1 ended not that long ago) but i doubt that matters at all

also, the occipital lobe “plays a crucial role in language and reading, storing memories, recognizing familiar places and faces, and much more” (okay Stranger)

real-life Hans Berger performed the first ever eeg (“reading brain waves”) in 1924

he became interested in neurology bc he believed in phychic powers and mind reading:

the part about him writing to dr. Canton seems completely legit, and he was married to Ursula, cool

unfortunately, he was affiliated with the nazi (and specifically supportive of eugenics), being on the comittee that decided which (of the ‘feeble-minded’ and the likes) would get sterilized

and he also died by suicide

none of which is probably going to be relevant later, but, hey, learning is fun