Phineas
How does this line impact the story:
"It will kill him, but it will take another eleven years, six months, and nineteen days to do so."
Foreshadow; let us know what is coming; give ominous tone...
Phineas was known to get along with:
Horses, Children, and other small pets (dogs)
The unlikeligood of being true or of really happening
Improbability
Physically Weak
Feeble
Localizers believed...
Brain was in sections/organs and each had very specific roles...
Why does chapter 2 focus a lot what we didn't know about germs/microorganisms?
To show how much we learned since Phineas' accident/how much we didn't know or where guessing at during the time of his accident.
People who doubt something is true
Skeptics
A tiny space between the axon of one neuron and the connecting dendrite of another.
Synapse
Broca's area is known to control...
Speech
The central idea of chapter 2 "What we Thought about How We Thought? is...
To show us what we thought about how the brain worked before/during the time of Phineas' accident.
What is the name of Phineas' Doctor?
Dr. Harlow
A professional who studies, diagnoses, and treats injuries and diseases of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
Neurologist.
Ends or becomes lessened
Abates
Another name for Localizers were the...
Whole Brainers believed...
The brain was a jelly-like thing... with complex interactions, could regenerate to make up for any damage...
What caused Phineas' death?
Seizures that lead to hypothermia
Periods of time between one event and the next
Interval(s)
Greatly exaggerated publicity intended to excite public interest in something.
Hype
Wernicke's Area is know for...
Understanding Speech.
Where did Phineas go (outside of the US) for awhile to work and support himself?
Chile
The last chapter, "Putting Phineas Together Again" helps the reader...
Understand what an influence Phineas has on other people with brain injuries, showing the impact of frontal lob injuries, show how far technology has come in the study of Phineas and brain injuries...let us know where his skull and tamping iron has ended up.
The ability to identify with and understand another's feelings
Empathy
The passing on of a message or information from one person or place to another.
Relay
Phineas dies in which state?
California