PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Phineas Gage, Frontal Lobe, Cerebral Cortex
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Pons: involved in the control of sleep: septal area is involved in pleasure and in relief from pain, amygdala is involved in learning and recognition of fear, hippocampus is involved in memory, functions of cerebral cortex: Provides for flexible control of patterns of movement. Makes possible symbolic thinking: symbolic thought is the foundation of human thought and language. Higher order of thinking parts of the brain - controls doing things. Controls knowing what a hall is what a door is etc: frontal lobes are involved in movement, attention, planning, memory, and personality, frontal lobe function in personality is evident in the case of phineas gage. Gage suffered frontal lobe damage after an accident involving a dynamite tamping rod. Gage was a railroad supervisor prior to the damage; after the damage he became childish and irreverent, could not control his impulses, and could not effectively plan.
