In 1868, Phineas Gage Had a 13-Pound Steel Rod Impaled

question 644

Multiple Choice

In 1868, Phineas Gage had a 13-pound steel rod impaled into the front of his brain by an explosion of dynamite.He survived the accident; and within two months, Gage could walk, talk, and move normally, but the injury forever changed his personality.In 1981, a Los Angeles carpenter named Michael Melnick suffered a similar injury and recovered completely, with no lasting ill effects.Melnick's different reaction to a similar injury shows why psychologists prefer

• A) ​the survey method in studying brain injuries.
• B) ​correlational studies in studying the brain and brain injuries.
• C) ​controlled experiments using lab animals to study the brain.
• D) ​naturalistic observation to study how the brain affects behavior.

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Definitions:

REM

Rapid Eye Movement, a sleep phase characterized by eye movement, increased brain activity, and vivid dreaming.

N3

N3, or Stage 3 NREM sleep, is the deepest stage of non-rapid eye movement sleep, characterized by delta waves and significant physiological changes in the body.

Sleep Spindles

Sudden bursts of oscillatory brain activity observed during stage 2 of sleep, believed to play a role in memory consolidation and learning.

REM

Rapid Eye Movement, a phase of sleep characterized by quick movements of the eyes, increased respiration rate, and vivid dreams.