What then happens is not an across-the-board reduction in all your mental capacities, a sort of blunting of your cognitive ability. What you get is a highly selective loss of one function, with other functions being preserved intact,
Aici nu avem o reducere a tuturor capacităţilor mentale, ca o ştirbire a abilităţilor cognitive, ci o pierdere a unei funcţii deosebit de exact definită, cu celelalte funcţii păstrate intacte.