加德纳曾说:“作家的完整创造能力总是由于大脑语言区域受到损害而下降;音乐家的作曲能力,经常由于失语症而受到损害。但是,音乐家的批评能力甚至指挥能力相对不受失语症之害;画家的成就很少受到促进语言活动的大脑区的严重损害而影响。”另一些令人感兴趣的发现是,某些大脑损伤会对理解作品的隐喻方面或内涵方面尤有破坏性。譬如:临床研究发现,裂 Gardiner once said: “The writer's complete creative ability always declines due to the impairment of the brain's linguistic area; the ability of musicians to compose music is often compromised by aphasia, but the ability of the musician to criticize or even command is relatively low Painful by aphasia; painter's accomplishment is seldom influenced by the severe damage done to the brain area that promotes linguistic activity. ”Other interesting findings are that certain brain injuries can have an impact on the metaphorical or connotative aspects of understanding a work Especially destructive. For example: clinical research found that crack