EFFECTS OF A RIGHT-HEMISPHERE STROKE ON AN ARTISTS PERFORMANCE

An artist retained his ability and desire to express himself through a rt after right parieto-temporo-occipital infarction. Poststroke drawin gs differed markedly from premorbid ones with changes reflecting both behavioral and mood disturbances, that is, hemispatial neglect, hyperv erbalization, and rapid cycling bipolar disorder. ''Artistic style'' r eflects the full spectrum of sensorimotor, cognitive, and emotional ca pacities. Changes in style after brain lesions should be explained alo ng these dimensions of brain functions.