PSYC 2000 Study Guide - Myelin, Cerebellum, Heredity
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Phineas gage- 1st patient to show relation between personality and frontal lobes. He was a foreman of railway construction in the 1800 s. They were shattering large sections of rock with explosives. Sept. 13, 1848 he had a tamping rod blown through his skull. Before the accident he was a capable worker and a nice person. After the accident he was rude, profane, and irritable. This personality change is fairly typical for someone with damage to the frontal lobes. 12 years later he started to have epileptic seizures in 1860 and died a few months later: neuroscience- how biological processes relate to behavioral and mental processes. Involuntary: sympathetic nervous system- gets body for action and output of energy. Fight or flight response: para sympathetic nervous system- slows body down, conserving energy, neurons-nerve cells- communicate information in brain and throughout body, glial cells- support and nourish neurons.
