When one of these flashbacks was reported to me by a conscious patient, I was incredulous. For example, when a mother told me she was suddenly aware, as my electrode touched the cortex, of being in the kitchen listening to the voice of her little boy who was playing outside in the yard.

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The quote highlights the remarkable phenomenon of flashbacks experienced by a patient undergoing a medical procedure. The speaker, initially skeptical, describes a specific incident where a mother, upon the electrode reaching her cortex, vividly recalls a memory of being in her kitchen while hearing her young son play outside. This quote emphasizes the power of neurology to evoke and unravel memories that are deeply embedded within the human mind, even during unexpected moments and circumstances.

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