Yasoda Rijal

Period: 2nd
Date: 09/05/2015
1. What was Phineas Gages profession when the accident occurred?
Railroad construction worker.
He was preparing for an explosion by compacting a bore with explosive
powder using tamping iron.
2. What was remarkable about Gages physical state just minutes after the
tamping iron passed through his skull?
He was conscious and able to walk within minutes of the accident.

3. Gages impatience and use of profanity led many to believe the accident had
resulted in _Mental Manifestation___.
4. Why was Harlows 1848 report of Gages accident met with skepticism?
Because it was due in no small part to the popularity of phrenology at
that time.
5. Explain the significance of the case of Phineas Gage as it relates to
neuropsychology.
Ferrier used Gages case as the highlight of his famous Goulstonian
lecture. Phineas Gage is one of the very first, which provided evidence that the
frontal cortex is involved with personality.

6. The passage states that the frontal cortex is involved in constructing an

individuals personality. In your own words, describe what an individuals
personality includes.
Individual personality include,individual's characteristic, patterns of thought,
emotion, and behavior.

7. Do some research: What mental processes does the frontal cortex control?
Frontal cortex control important cognitive skills in humans, such as emotional
expression, problem solving, memory, language, judgment, and sexual behavior. It
is, in essence, the control panel of our personality and our ability to
communicate.

8. The tamping iron entered the cranium passing through the anterior left lobe of
the cerebrum. Which four lobes make up the cerebrum?
The frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe.