A straightforward speculation is that the characteristic CBF distribution might be a consequence of abnormalities in the thalamus or basal ganglia, such as the lenticular nucleus, which are closely connected to several cortices.
But there's also sense in which Aslan deserves credit for not going as far as his better-credentialed counterpart, and keeping his speculation straightforward rather than baroque.
The Columbia lad – though he admitted he was a bit skeptical about the straightforward presentation of speculation as biographical fact in Jonathan Bate's script – said he wanted his friends from the States to see this show.
In subsequent films, Rouch pushed the idea of self-dramatization to more radical ends by working onscreen with his subjects to develop their personae, but here he embeds his illuminating psychosocial speculations in a straightforward documentary essay.
Investigation of this speculation is not straightforward but may be possible if the translational efficiencies of the proteins can be estimated.
Gaston, an electrician, tells the hostage story in bluff, straightforward language that contrasts with the narrator's ingenious three-cushion-shot speculations at the book's start and finish.
This may sound harsh but, for the sake of clarity, I will state my position in straightforward terms: to me, this is more of a free-wheeling speculation than a useful hypothesis.
Steered by its rear wheel, directional control wasn't as straightforward as cars steered by their front wheels, and the difference factored into speculation about the crash.
What's more, as the coroner said, "there is speculation that these deaths were not the result of a sad, but relatively straightforward, road traffic accident in Paris".
"I am aware that there is speculation that these deaths were not the result of a sad, but relatively straightforward, road traffic accident in Paris," the coroner, Michael Burgess, said in opening the proceedings at a conference center here.
