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Life and Times of Phineas Gage

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  • If the temporal lobe was damaged, a person might not be able to __________
    .... understand or make sense what they're hearing
  • Using your text as evidence, what are three words that describe Phineas Gage before the accident
    Strong will, Strong frame, Dependable, Competent, leader, hard worker, etc.
  • 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?
    . . . . .
  • 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
  • Identify and describe the scientific accomplishments of one of the four important people mentioned in the text
    Robert Hooke, Anton von Luevenhuek, Louis Pasture, Joseph Lister
  • What eventually killed Phineas Gage?
    Epileptic seizure
  • 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."
  • What part of the brain is responsible for your breathing and your heart beat?
    brain stem, baby!
  • Funsies: What instrument did Mr. Mitchell play in his band in college when he was once supposedly a cool guy?
    Bass, baby.
  • True or false: The 10 billion neurons in your brain are connected at random
    False!
  • 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
  • Identify and describe the scientific accomplishments of one of the four important people mentioned in the text
    Robert Hooke, Anton von Luevenhuek, Louis Pasture, Joseph Lister
  • True or false: "The human brain, it turns out, is both localized and interconnected"
    True
  • Identify and describe the scientific accomplishments of one of the four important people mentioned in the text
    Robert Hooke, Anton von Luevenhuek, Louis Pasture, Joseph Lister
  • Identify and describe the scientific accomplishments of one of the four important people mentioned in the text
    Robert Hooke, Anton von Luevenhuek, Louis Pasture, Joseph Lister
  • 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
  • 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 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 occipital lobe was damaged, a person might not be able to _______________
    Recognize what your eyes are seeing
  • What specific part of Phineas' brain was damaged, based on his phycological symptoms?
    The frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
  • 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
  • True or False: "The human brain, it turns out, is both localized and interconnected"
    True!
  • Describe the 6 steps of setting an explosive on a railroad according to the text
    Drill the hole, pore the gunpowder, set the fuse, pore the sand, pack the sand, light the fuse and ruuuun!
  • 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