Stroke victim loses ability to feel sad – but he’s happy about it

A stroke victim can no longer register sadness because part of his brain controlling his emotions was destroyed, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. Malcolm Myatt, 68, who spent 19 weeks in hospital and lost the feeling in his left side, was told by doctors that the stroke hit the frontal lobe of his brain, where emotions are regulated. He has since noticed several changes, including to his short-term memory. But he believes that the loss of sadness from his emotional make-up is a positive. Experts have confirmed that it is not uncommon for strokes to cause psychological,