Phineas & The Rod
The year and state where Phineas had his accident.
1848; Cavendish, Vermont.
The phrase used by friends to describe the change in Phineas. "No longer ______"
"No longer Gage"
This brain region is responsible for decision-making.
prefrontal cortex
The first doctor to reach and treat Phineas.
Dr. Harlow
to raise something up is to ________ it.
hoist
This group believed the brain was one "big jelly."
whole brainers
This specific part of Phineas’s brain was destroyed.
frontal lobe
They believed bumps on the skull revealed character.
phrenologists
This doctor found the brain's "speech center."
Broca
Someone who is _________ does not show respect to authority.
irreverent
Phineas became "no longer Gage" because of this change.
A drastic change in personality (he became irreverent, impatient, and unreliable)
The one sense Phineas lost in the accident.
sight (left eye)
The modern theory that the brain is both localized AND connected.
Contemporary/network theory
This scientist used a "gambling game" to test decision-making.
Antonio Damasio
What does the prefix 'ir-' mean?
not
The name of the doctor who first treated Phineas
Dr. John Martyn Harlow
Phineas moved here to work as a stagecoach driver.
Chile
This theory says the frontal lobe is the "social center."
Localized theory.
He proved that the brain's "motor cortex" controls movement.
David Ferrier
bland
The modern tool used to "rebuild" Phineas's brain.
Brainvox
Phineas eventually died from these medical episodes.
seizures
Phrenologists were actually right about this one core idea.
localized function
This husband-and-wife team rebuilt Phineas’s brain in 3D.
The Damasios
Ms. Halsey told me she has an __________ of students I can choose from.
array