He said: "The first clinical records on
Anarchic Hand date back to 1908, when German physician Kurt Goldstein reported a patient who could not control her right hand and claimed it had a will of its own.
Professor Sergio Della Sala, of Aberdeen University, said: "I have seen patients who cannot avoid grabbing a very hot cup with the
anarchic hand."
IN Jim Carrey's wildly
anarchic hands, Dr Seuss's anti-hero is a manic Christmas spoiler.