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History of Brain Research

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name

Class

Date

What happened to Phineas Gage on Sept. 13, 1848?

He blew up the railroad.

He took a train to Vermont.

He had an accident that injured his brain.

He caused an accident that injured a coworker.

Where was the damage to Phineas' brain located?

cerebellum

brain stem

occipital lobe

frontal lobe

What is the item that went through Phineas's brain and skull?

crowbar

iron bar

tamping iron

tamping bar

After his accident, Phineas has trouble _____________________

Eating and walking

Relating to other people

Getting along with horses

Getting dressed

Which of the following would be considered "pseudo-science"

Psychology

Astrology

Phrenology

Evolutionary theory

Franz Joseph Gall had one thing correct, namely that

Different parts of the brain have different functions

Feeling the skull is a good way to understand the different parts of the brain

Peoples traits can be mapped by comparing their skull shape to other people who have the same traits.

Back in the 1940's, one of the first surgeons to do surgery on epileptic patients and who mapped parts of the motor cortex was

Franz Joseph Gall

Carl Wernicke

Wilder Penfield

Christiaan Barnard

What does Broca's area of the brain do?

It controls the ability to understand math.

It controls the ability to understand speech.

It controls the ability to speak.

It controls the ability to balance.

What does Wernicke's are of the brain do?

It controls the ability to understand speech.

It controls the ability to speak.

It controls the ability to understand math

It controls the ability to balance.

10.

Alternative communication strategies for someone with Aphasia include which of the following: select all that apply

singing

writing

pictures

gestures

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History of Brain Research

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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