What knowledge do you have on brain science? Do you know how the brain develops as you grow from your teenage years into your early twenties? Have you heard of Phineas Gage? These questions are addressed in the texts “Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain” by Sarah Blakemore and “Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story of Brain Science” by John Fleischman. This essay consists of comparing and contrasting the two texts and Phineas Gage compared to a teenager in adolescence. Phineas’s behavior is similar to that of an adolescent brain because when people are going through adolescence, they are more prone to make risky decisions without properly taking the risks into account. Or maybe using inappropriate language, or even …show more content…
When Phineas’s accident happened, he was at the very end of adolescence or he was finished. Phineas was 25 years old when his brain was damaged. Typically adolescence ends in your late teens or early twenties, so it is hard for us to tell if his brain was fully developed pre-damage. Phineas did not display all of the adolescent-like behaviors, but he displayed most of them. It states in “Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science” by John Fleischman in paragraph 32 of the text “The new Phineas is unreliable and, at times, downright nasty. He insults old workmates and friends. He spouts vulgar language in the presence of women. He changes his mind and his orders from minute to minute.” When the author says the “new” Phineas, she means Phineas’s new personality post-accident. I also selected evidence from the text “Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain” by Sarah Blakemore, I found this piece of evidence in paragraph 5 it states “Around 12 or 13 years, and ending between 22 and 25 years. Many researchers today define adolescence as the interval between the biological changes of puberty and the point at which an individual attains a stable, independent role in society.” I chose this quote because it shows the ages of when adolescence is at its peak, as I mentioned previously Phineas was 25 when he had his incident. He was most likely done with adolescence by this time,
Phineas P. Gage was born in 1823. He was a railroad construction worker outside a small town of Cavendish, Vermont. On September 13, 1848, Phineas suffered from a traumatic brain injury, which caused severe damage to parts of his frontal brain due to his accident at work. The day of Phineas accident, he was performing his work duties on the construction of a railroad track. His duty was to set explosive charges in holes drilled into large pieces of rock so that they could be broken up and removed
Phineas Gage and Alien Hand Syndrome In this paper I will be discussing two different topics. I will be talking about Phineas Gage and his astonishing story and then will be talking about the creepy topic of alien hand syndrome. Not only are these topics amazing, but they are also play a big role in psychology. Phineas Gage was a foreman for a railroad crew in the 1800’s. At the age of 25 Phineas’s life was dramatically changed forever. While working at the railroads on September 13, 1848, he was
met Henrietta Lacks, Douglas Mawson, and Phineas Gage? Henrietta Lacks, Douglas Mawson, and Phineas Gage are all amazing people who have gone through the worst for the consideration of science. Doctors took healthy cells from Henrietta Lacks without her consent, and they then used them for research to make millions of dollars. Going on a hard, difficult journey was the story of Douglas Mawson; he also lost his only friends and almost died a few times. Phineas Gage’s story is also filled with adversity
Some people think that their life is hard. You have a test at school, your Mom is making you take out the trash. But that is nothing compared to the struggles of Phineas Gage, Henrietta Lacks, and Douglas Mawson. Imagine a metal rod went through your head while working with explosives (like Phineas Gage), or went on a terrifying expedition through Antarctica to discover more land, but became on the edge of death due to lack of food (like Douglas Mawson), Or had cancer that spread so severely that
its secrets, the more surprises we find.” With the brain being an organ of utmost importance and survival depending upon it, what happens when this valuable organ gets hurt? One of the most notorious brain injury documentations is the case of Phineas Gage. Gage was a railroad worker who was impaled by an iron rod, fracturing his skull and causing extensive frontal lobe damage. As documented by his physician, his personality drastically changed, going from a social and responsible man to negligent and
Phineas Gage: A Traumatic Event The case of Phineas Gage is quite interesting, and has been one of few cases where psychologists and doctors were able to study the brain under traumatic circumstances. Gage was a 25-year-old railroad worker for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad. He was an average, nice guy who worked hard like everyone else. Unfortunately, while Gage was working one day, a spark ignited the packed explosives in the rock, and thrusted his tampering iron through his lower left cheek
There had been a lot of case studies and stories regarding people who suffered personality changes caused by different sorts of accidents. It was not just about the physical problems that happens when a brain injury is present, personality change also comes whenever a part of the brain is injured, typically, whenever the frontal lobe is damaged or injured, it may result to some changes. Personality Change does vary; one may experience different changes from the other victim. Personality Change is
electrical stimulation. Electrical stimulation consists of using electrical probes to determine functions of the brain. Clinical observation of patients have also helped scientists learn more about the brain. Case studies of different patients such as Phineas Gage have helped to learn about the different functions of the brain and how they work together to perform complex activities. (Barron’s AP Psychology 6th Edition) Different maps are taken of the brain in order to determine if there are any problems
lose their life when they woke up today. This case of Phineas Gage is still a modern mystery to some people, in as much, the fact that he survived this horrific incident was a true blessing and a wonder for all to see. At a period in history where the brain’s activities and functions was in high debated, scientist wanting to prove their theory and every situation that involved the brain an avenue in which they used to fuel their research, Phineas gave them an enormous amount of evidence. In making
2018 Phineas Gage: A Tale of Language and The Brain Phineas Gage, whose story is also known as the ‘American Crowbar Case’, was an unwitting and involuntary contributor to the history of neuroscience. In 1848, when he was just 25 years old, Gage sustained a terrible injury to his brain. His miraculous survival, and the effects of the injury upon his character, made Gage a curiosity to the public and an important case study for scientists hoping to understand more about the brain. In 1848 Gage was
Mawson’s Adversities Phineas Gage, Henrietta Lacks, and Douglas Mawson are people who faced many different challenges, some on purpose and some accidentally, to contribute to science. Phineas Gage had an iron rod shoot through his head, Henrietta Lacks who had scientist take cells out of her body without her permission, and Douglas Mawson faced many difficulties on such a brutal journey through Antarctica. Even though all of these people have gone through some incredible things, there is one who
discrete locations in the brain that are used in intricate systems that serve as the human moral compass (1).Changes in the brain have long been known to change the behaviors of a man. In the famous example of Phineas Gage, an accident at his job caused an iron rod to pierce through Gage's skull. Gage was able to stand and speak a... ... middle of paper ... ...ield. http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/E/equinox/psyc_transcript.html 7)Towards a Unified Theory of William Jefferson Clinton
in the classroom, but hospitals and courtrooms as well. The classic example of this dilemma is the case of Phineas Gage. Phineas lived circa 1845 and was a railroad worker known for being a kind and generous family man. However, Phineas suffered from a unfortunate accident. After a dynamite explosion caused a metal rod to be passed through Phineas's head, he was a changed man. Phineas no longer was interested in family life, his personality seemed somehow changed. He became a drifter and a rebel
Deven is watching the British come closer and so I think this is a tragic point for him to accept. As the story goes on it is the next morning, and attention is called to a man named John Parker. At this point the British soldiers along with General Gage were marching toward concord. When this occurred there were also minutemen or the American soldiers waiting there as well to engage in a battle. This is seen in the poem. The man tells John Parker to look outside his windows and to witness independence
big. I started the season off well, but didn't win a tournament until late in the season in Lake County. In the finals of that tournament I wrestled a kid from Cedaredge by the name of Roy Gage. The reason that I singled this match out is because you will probably be hearing quite a bit more about Mr. Gage. In a previous dual match, I had pinned Roy in the first period and he didn't seem to be much more than a du... ... middle of paper ... ...e mat in disbelief. It took me a while to recover