The Tamping Iron & Skull
Where did the accident take place?
What is Vermont?
What are microscopic invaders?
What is bacteria?
Who was Phineas's primary doctor?
Who is Dr. Harlow?
What part of the brain did Phineas Gage injury?
What is the frontal lobe?
Define delirious
What is crazed and confused?
What shot through Phineas Gage?
What is Tamping Iron
Who discovered "cells" by examining a cork?
Who is Robert Hooke?
What was Phineas's life like after Dr. Harlow's care?
What is somewhat abnormal?
How many regions are in the cerebral cortex?
What is four regions called lobes?
Define cultured
What is educated about the way humans think and their ways of living?
How long was the tamping iron?
What is 3 feet and 7 inches?
What did Louis Pasteur discover about the "germ theory"?
What is the connection between bacteria and disease?
How did Phineas's coworkers describe him before the accident?
What is efficient and capable?
What are the four lobes located in the cerebral cortex?
What is frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes?
What does it mean when Dr. Harlow put Phineas on a "bland" diet?
What is making him eat foods that are plain or easy to digest?
Why were Phineas and his crew blowing up rock?
What is to make room for a railroad?
What discover saved many lives?
What is the process of sterilization?
According to the text, what were at least 3 of Phineas's behaviors that made him appear "odd" to people who once knew him?
What is acting like a small child, using vulgar language, rude to his friends, changing his mind constantly, wouldnt take advice?
What are the three functions of the frontal lobe?
What is controls speech formation, movement, and reasoning?
When Phineas Gage is described as having a singular case, what does that mean?
What is Phineas Gage's case was unique?
What step was missed when blasting a hole in the rock that caused the accident?
What is leaving the gunpowder exposed and not covering and packing it with sand?
If Phineas's doctors knew what we now know about infections, what are three things they would have done differently?
What is sterilize the air, their hands, and medical equipment?
Why did Dr. Harlow feel like Phineas did not make a full recovery?
What is he made a physical recovery but something was not right mentally?
Why were injuries like Phineas's valuable to brain scientist of his time?
What is the scientists could observe Phineas's injury and his behaviors to figure out the locations in the brain of different functions?
Use "vital" in a complete sentence as it relates to Phineas Gage?
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After the accident, Phineas Gage's doctors were amazed to find that his vital signs remained stable, indicating that he had survived the traumatic injury.
The frontal lobe, a vital part of the brain responsible for personality and decision-making, was affected in Phineas Gage's case, leading to significant changes in his behavior.
Despite the vital role the damaged frontal lobe played in Phineas Gage's personality, he was still able to perform basic cognitive functions, such as recognizing people and responding to simple commands.
Phineas Gage's remarkable recovery highlighted the brain's vital capacity to adapt and compensate for damage, challenging the prevailing beliefs about the irreversibility of brain injuries in the 19th century.