Klüver-Bucy syndrome
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy.
Noun[edit]
Klüver-Bucy syndrome (uncountable)
- A syndrome caused by bilateral lesions of the medial temporal lobe, characterized by hypersexuality, hyperorality, dietary changes, docility, and visual agnosia.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 81:
- In Klüver-Bucy syndrome the victim develops urges to eat and fornicate indiscriminately.