Further evidence of this is seen when an adult is kept in solitary confinement, or cast away upon an uninhabited island; memory fails, language is lost, and the person becomes a semi-idiot.
Woodhull highlights the detrimental effects of solitary confinement on mental faculties, suggesting that social interaction is crucial for maintaining cognitive abilities.
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