Chapter 1
Phineas's accident is told in what tense? Why?
Present- To make us feel like we're in the moment.
Unlikelihood of being true or to really happen
Improbability
Why did medical professionals think that Phineas' story was fake?
No one had survived something like this before.
Showing
When was Phineas's accident? 1948; 1848; 1748; 1648?
1848
Phineas before the accident?
Nice, likable, good leader at work.
Limited to a specific place or area
Localized
Brain stem controls?
Automatic functions
Ends or becomes lessened
Abates
How much does a human brain weigh?
About 3 pounds
What was peculiar to everyone moments after the accident occurred-in addition to the fact the he was still alive?
Phineas was able to get up and walk and talk?
The passing on of a message or information
Relay
Cerebral Cortex controls?
Feelings and emotions; imagination; remembering dreams
The central, essential, most basic unit of something
Fundamental
Fundamental unit of the brain?
The neuron
What was lucky AND unlucky about his "open brain" injury?
Lucky- allowed for room for swelling brain
Unlucky- Gave opportunity for possible infection.
An early type of photograph
Daguerreotype
Overall, what did the localizers believe?
The brain was made up of many organized with very specialized jobs...etc
Life threatening condition usually caused by sever injuries bleeding or burns
Shock
Which of these is NOT found in a nerve cell?
Brain stem
Phineas's personality AFTER the accident?
Mean, cursed often, not a good leader...etc.
Evenness of temper and calmness even in a difficult situation
Overall, what did the Whole Brainers believe?
That the brain could do any one job in any part of the brain.
Irrational or illogical as a result of fever or brain injury
Delirious
Where is Phineas's skull now?
Harvard Medical School