Kluver-Bucy syndrome

n. A disorder caused by damage to both medial temporal lobes in which there are increased and indiscriminate sexuality; a tendency to want to examine all objects by touch or by placing them in the mouth; visual agnosia, or inability to recognize objects by sight; flattened affective responses; memory loss; and deficient attention. It can be caused by herpes simplex encephalitis or trauma to both sides of the head.