Emma-+Lobotomy

Phineas Gage: -1848 while working on a railroad project 3 ft long 48 pound iron was propelled into his head -passed through his head and landed 100 feet behind him - moments after he was opening his eyes and speaking to his workers -was in no pain before:hardworking, responsible, popular after: fitful, indulged in grossest profanity, impatient, stubborn -life was dramatically changed after accident experienced seizures 11 years after accident and died months later -showed that damage to the frontal lobe affects behavior

lobotomy- water freeman stick an icepick through the persons eye and destroy the frontal lobe

epilepsy: seizures cured by removing part of the brain that triggers seizures