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    as have tests on brain trama patients such as Phineas Gage which revealed startling changes in individual behavior that can be linked to damage in specific areas of the brain. Even though studies continue to discover new information‚ there is strong evidence to support the premise that specific areas of the brain are dedicated to certain cognitive functions. Phineas Gage was an upstanding citizen that lived Cavendish‚ Vermont in the mid-1800’s. Phineas worked as a railroad crew foreman and was considered

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    References: Costandi‚ Mo (2006)‚ Incredible Case of Phineas Gage: Posted under History of Neuroscience‚ Neuroscience and Psychology. Levin‚ Harvey S.‚ (1998) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Research Office‚ Baylor College of Medicine‚ Issue: vol.11(6)‚ pp. 643-646 Lippincott Williams and Wilkens‚

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    Lumberton Senior High School Psychology: Brain Damage and Behavior Landon Brewer AP Psychology F - 204 October 15‚ 2014 Mr. David Watkins Abstract An estimated ninety percent of all people who
are severely disabled by a brain injury
may experience some related emotional‚ behavioral‚ or psychiatric problems. Forty percent of these individuals may still have behavioral issues five years after the injury‚ and between three and ten percent need intensive ongoing assistance People with

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    The story is told of a man who jammed a pike into a drill hole filled with gunpowder causing an explosion that sent a pike through his head‚ but too much surprise‚ he lived. The man’s name was Phineas Gage and he was the railroad foreman at the time of the incident. The explosion sent the pike firing back at him impaling his forehead leaving permanent damage mentally and physically. Just before he slammed the pike in the drill hole‚ he turned his head to check on the other men that were loading large

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    measurements such as blood testing‚ IQ scores and other survey data. An example of case-study method is the Phineas Gage research. Phineas was the man who had an accident and a metal pole entered through its skull. It entered through his left cheek and exited through its frontal lobe. There were many factors that made of this situation really abnormal. Just after the accident Phineas was awake. He lost the vision in his left eye‚ but in his right eye the vision was perfect. Besides he didn’t

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    are demonstrated by the HM and Phineas Gage incident. In 1848‚ when Phineas Gage was tampering iron to press explosives into a hole‚ an explosion sent a rod through his head. His physician J.M Harlow recognized some significant changes in his personality and described him as having little restraint‚ using extremely rude language‚ and making grand plans for the future that would be instantly replaced with others. Because the frontal lobe of the brain was damaged‚ Gage became disinhibited which meant

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    DSE212 Part 1 Essay OPTION B: The case study of Phineas Gage‚referred as being within the subject of Biological Psychology. As we human beings are a “biological species”‚ we need to be able to understand our biological make-up‚ to further study the Physiological field‚ only once we can fully understand the different part of our bodies‚ including the brain can we then apply Psychological research methods to study & develop understanding . Science constantly evolves to study and gain understanding

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    role of the brain and the impact it has on a person’s cognitive functions‚ including how injury to certain part of the brain can affect specific cognitive functions while leaving others intact. To support this idea we look at the case of Phinneas Gage‚ and how his brain injury affected his cognitive abilities. In order to understand what role the brain plays in cognitive functioning one must understand cognitive functioning and what it is. Cognitive functioning refers to a person’s ability to

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    The Mind of a Psychopath – Biological Factors Brain & Behavior Famous serial killers like Ed Gein and Ted Bundy have turned what we only believed to be true in movies and books‚ into a reality. Ed Gein‚ an American serial killer and body snatcher‚ took corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and skin. After police found body parts in his house in 1957‚ Gein confessed to killing two women. Nearly 14 years later‚ Ted Bundy‚ another

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