News Man’s brain incurs disgusting loss By Bruce Bower November 8, 2004 at 7:05 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print After a stroke damaged parts of his brain, a 25-year-old man lost much of his ability to experience disgust, according to a report in the November Nature Neuroscience. The specific brain areas damaged in the stroke process all sorts of sensory and social cues for disgust, contends a team led by neuroscientist Andrew J.