Description
Which lobe of Gage’s brain would have been damaged by the iron bar? Provide a hypothesis to explain why Phineas Gage’s personality changed
Explanation & Answer
a large iron rod passed through Gage's head and destroyed his left frontal lobe. This had great impact of his personality and affected his mental conditions in a way that he started to behave in an inappropriate manners in social gatherings and adopted to very unaaceptable social behavior.
Ref:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2010/nov/05/phineas-gage-head-personality