PSYD50H3 Lecture Notes - Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

15. Phineas Gage underwent a dramatic personality change after an iron rod inflicted major damage to his lobe(s). a. frontal b. temporal c. occipital d. parietal

31. Dr. Forsyth is assessing the cognitive functioning of an elderly patient who has recently suffered brain damage as a result of a stroke. If this patient has pronounced difficulties with both impulse control and planning behavior and has also experienced changes in personality, which area of the brain was most likely damaged by the stroke? A) the parietal lobe B) the temporal lobe C) the occipital lobe D) the frontal lobe E) the limbic system