Phineas Gage

Phineas Gage was a 25 year old man that worked in mines in the 1800's. On September 13, 1848, he was working with dynamite and an accidental explosion made a steel rod that he was using, shoot through the left side of his face, tear out part of his eye, and come out through his brain. He survived, but was left with severe damage. His frontal lobe of the brain was left destroyed, he was blind from his left eye and had a dent in lis left cheekbone as well. The damage to his brain made him unable of working so his life became more complicated and he was forced to live by changing jobs frequently, and letting people make fun of him at the circus. The Phineas Gage case taught us about brain localization. This is the study of each part of the brain, where it is located, and what its function is. Different parts of the brain control our actions and are responsible for different parts of our body, like our vision, heart beat, movement, etc. For example, in the lower back part of our brain there is a section of the brain that controls our vision. A little more to the front, there is the Auditory Area, and right next to it is the Speech Area. Brain lateralization is the study of the division of the right brain and the left brain, which are called two hemispheres. Thanks to this, it has been proven that the left hemisphere of the brain controls logic, maths, sciences, studies, rules, physical activity and analytical thoughts. The right hemisphere controls feelings, daydreams, humor, colors, etc.

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http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~bbrown/psyc1501/brain/loclat.htm
http://www.theorderoftime.com/politics/cemetery/stout/h/brain-la.htm#What is the theory of "brain lateralization
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