Phineas Gage
The tool that went through Phineas's head.
What is a tamping iron?
The lobe of the brain that is responsible for executive functioning.
What is the frontal lobe?
The job that Phineas was doing on the railroad.
What is blasting?
The lobe that is located at the back of the head and is responsible for processing vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
The part of Phineas's brain that was injured.
The prefrontal or frontal cortex.
The name of the lobe located on the top back of the brain. Responsible for processing sensory information.
What is the parietal lobe?
The town where Phineas's accident happened.
What is Cavendish, Vermont?
The area of the brain that plays a very important role in understanding language.
What is Wernicke's area?
The place where Phineas worked with horses.
What is Mr. Currier's livery stable?
The area of the brain that plays a very important role in producing speech.
What is Broca's area?