Hillsborough Community College The Curious Case of Phineas Gage Case Study
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The Curious Case of Phineas Gage
Look back in your text to p. 59 and visit the following websites to read the details of the case of Phineas Gage:
- Brown, N. (2015, October 29). Lessons of the brain: The Phineas Gage story. Harvard Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/10/lessons-of-the-brain-the-phineas-gage-story
- Twomey, S. (2010, January 1). Phineas Gage: Neuroscience’s most famous patient. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/phineas-gage-neurosciences-most-famous-patient-11390067/
After exploring this case and the specific brain damage that he experienced, write a 1-2 page paper discuss the following:
- How his personality and emotional makeup changed after the accident.
- How can these changes be explained biologically based on the part of the brain that was damaged?
- What valuable insights were gained in the field of Behavioral Neuroscience from the study and life of Gage?
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