Brain+Notes+JM

__Phineas Gage Brain Injury__
 * 1848
 * 25 year old construction worker


 * 3 foot long tamping iron was propelled through his skull
 * explosive powder created a spark then an explosion
 * he forgot to lay down the protective layer of sand
 * live to tell about it
 * free from pain
 * hole in his head!
 * regular heart beat
 * breathing normally
 * this personality changed after the accident
 * he was popular and hard-working before the work
 * he was someone no one wanted to be around after his accident
 * drastically changed his personality, he wasn't allowed back at work because of his personality
 * damage to the frontal lobs effect the personality and social skills

__Lobotomy__
 * Freeman performed the first ever transorbital or "ice pick" lobotomy
 * taking an ice pick and putting it through the persons eye to destroy the frontal lobs
 * removing the frontal lobs will make the person no longer over emotional
 * simpler and quick
 * "fix" the mentally ill
 * change persons personality