Describe the functions of the frontal lobe!
Some of the most important functions that your body performs—speech formation, movement, reasoning, personality traits, and decision making
The Cortex: Describe the functions of the parietal lobe!
The parietal lobe helps you process sensory information, particularly your sense of touch
The Cortex: Describe the functions of the occipital lobe!
It helps you understand and react to what you are seeing
The Cortex: Describe the functions of the temporal lobe!
Interpreting sounds! You use your temporal lobe to understand what you are hearing. Also, many memories are stored
If the occipital lobe was damaged, a person might not be able to _______________
Recognize what your eyes are seeing
If the temporal lobe was damaged, a person might not be able to __________
.... understand or make sense what they're hearing
If the parietal lobe was damaged, a person might not be able to ____________
Make sense of physical touch or feel pain. This could be dangerous!
If the frontal lobe was damaged, a person might not be able to _________________
Damage to the frontal lobe can lead to changes in social and emotional behaviors
What specific part of Phineas' brain was damaged, based on his phycological symptoms?
The frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
True or False: "The human brain, it turns out, is both localized and interconnected"
True!
True or False: "if you have a strong organ, it will be big and project from your skull as a bump. If you have a weak organ, it will be small and you’ll have a dip or depression in your skull"
False
True or false: The 10 billion neurons in your brain are connected at random
False!
True or False: "Brain cells are organized into “local circuits” within the cortex; the local circuits form “subcortical nuclei,” which together form “cortical regions,” which form “systems,” which form “systems of systems,” which form you.
True
True or false: "Specific areas of the brain do control specific functions and behaviors"
Kinda true, but "but it’s not always as “logical” as we would imagine."
True or false: "The human brain, it turns out, is both localized and interconnected"
True
Both whole-brainers and phrenologists thought they could have used Phineas's case to support their views. What evidence could each have used to support their arguments about the brain?
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