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The case study of Phineas Gage’s brain injury was significant for which of the following reasons?
(A) Gage’s accident was one of the first to be treated with drugs that alter the neurotransmitters in the brain.
(B) It was one of the first well-documented examples of a specific brain area being associated with a set of physical and emotional changes.
(C) This accident provided psychiatrists with one of the first opportunities to treat a brain-damaged patient with psychotherapeutic techniques.
(D) The CAT scan was used for the first time in the Phineas Gage case to document the extent of brain injury.
(E) The case of Phineas Gage demonstrated that brain injury rarely causes primarily effects physical abilities, not mood or emotion.
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(B) It was one of the first well-documented examples of a specific brain area being associated with a set of physical and emotional changes.
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The doctors who treated Phineas Gage documented what areas of the brain were damaged and how Gage’s physical and emotional characteristics changed after the accident. This was one of the first cases to tie a specific brain area to a specific function.
Posted : 01/07/2024 8:00 am