The brain is one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body. It controls our thought process and our action. The brain has four lobes and each lobe have different functions; the frontal lobe controls thought process and language, the parietal lobe controls sensory information such pain and touch, temporal lobe controls memories, and the occipital lobe control visual information. The brain is such an important, no one could live without it. A man named Phineas Gage worked as a railroad construction foreman until a large iron rod struck through his skull taking a large portion of frontal lobe, did Gage survive? Yes and no Gage physically survive but people call him “no longer Gage.”
The incident that Gage had changed how people …show more content…
“Gage survived the accident and immediately afterward was conscious and able to speak” (Gearhart) his co-workers attended his need, no one believed that he survived but about two weeks he was barely conscious. Doctors thought he was going to
die soon but Gage quickly recovered and was physically well. But he had speech impairment making him hard to speak to others. “Phineas is extremely kind [cruel]; he really enjoys helping
[harming] people” (Tobia, page367) before the tragedy Gage used to be organized he had everything planned out and he had good relationships with his friends and co-workers.
“Compared to Phineas before the accident, the man after the accident was notably crueler, so much so that some friends and family reported he was ‘no longer Gage” (Tobia, page 369), after the incident if was called “no longer Gage” because his personality took a 180 degree turn
“Harlow argued that the behavioral changes in Gage's personality were the direct result of the damage to the left frontal lobe” (Schotten, page 4814). He was no longer able to think about his future and quitted his job, his relationship with his friends weren’t as great as was. He quitted …show more content…
Gage’s doctor, Harlow founded this case to change how people study illness and injuries. It was a push for medical advancement.
“Today, scientists better understand the role that the frontal cortex has to play in important higher order functions such as reasoning, language, and social cognition” (Cherry) Harlow was right, although knowledge about the brain in the 1800s was very little we now a lot more. The main topic that people talk about when they speak about Phineas Gage is how did he survive? I would say Gage is half alive because he’s not the same person as before. The frontal lobe controls thought process and the rod took a big piece of Gage’s frontal lobe this explains why he was unable to think about his future and he was speech impairment “He is a waster: unwilling to work and unable to settle down” (Macmilli page 829). Technology was not advance at that time so doctors was unable to properly treat him and he passed away at a young age of 37 years old.
A single man changed how we think about the brain and he took the blow for us. He did not know that he helped the future. Phineas Gage used to be a man that was well-organized,
The incident that Gage had changed how people …show more content…
“Gage survived the accident and immediately afterward was conscious and able to speak” (Gearhart) his co-workers attended his need, no one believed that he survived but about two weeks he was barely conscious. Doctors thought he was going to
die soon but Gage quickly recovered and was physically well. But he had speech impairment making him hard to speak to others. “Phineas is extremely kind [cruel]; he really enjoys helping
[harming] people” (Tobia, page367) before the tragedy Gage used to be organized he had everything planned out and he had good relationships with his friends and co-workers.
“Compared to Phineas before the accident, the man after the accident was notably crueler, so much so that some friends and family reported he was ‘no longer Gage” (Tobia, page 369), after the incident if was called “no longer Gage” because his personality took a 180 degree turn
“Harlow argued that the behavioral changes in Gage's personality were the direct result of the damage to the left frontal lobe” (Schotten, page 4814). He was no longer able to think about his future and quitted his job, his relationship with his friends weren’t as great as was. He quitted …show more content…
Gage’s doctor, Harlow founded this case to change how people study illness and injuries. It was a push for medical advancement.
“Today, scientists better understand the role that the frontal cortex has to play in important higher order functions such as reasoning, language, and social cognition” (Cherry) Harlow was right, although knowledge about the brain in the 1800s was very little we now a lot more. The main topic that people talk about when they speak about Phineas Gage is how did he survive? I would say Gage is half alive because he’s not the same person as before. The frontal lobe controls thought process and the rod took a big piece of Gage’s frontal lobe this explains why he was unable to think about his future and he was speech impairment “He is a waster: unwilling to work and unable to settle down” (Macmilli page 829). Technology was not advance at that time so doctors was unable to properly treat him and he passed away at a young age of 37 years old.
A single man changed how we think about the brain and he took the blow for us. He did not know that he helped the future. Phineas Gage used to be a man that was well-organized,