Paralyzed Will: The Neurological Void of Aboulia

We often mistake a lack of motivation for laziness or poor discipline. But in the severe realms of neurology, the inability to act is a terrifying physical disease. Aboulia is a pathological deficit of will, caused by physical lesions in the brain's basal ganglia or frontal lobes. Patients suffering from Aboulia are fully conscious, awake, and capable of movement. Yet, they will sit in a chair f...