Psychology 2800E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Switchboard Operator, Prefrontal Cortex, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
9 Sep 2020
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Phineas gage mid 1800 person working on the railway system unfortunately a dynamite charge (used to make railways) caused a rod to go through this cheek up his skull but he was alright. But changes have happened, although he is living and his functions have changed, his personality has changed from a nice person to a very different, impulsive, angry person. He blew out a big chunk of his pre frontal cortex which serves a very important function - important for higher cognitive function. The prefrontal cortex may be the center of rationality/ the soul. apparently, we are in the pre-frontal cortex, our free will, identity etc. Unable to emotionally respond to costs and benefits with damage in the pre-frontal cortex. Emotion influences everyday "rational decision making" (antonio damasio) If emotion and cognition are intertwined, the decisions we make and analytic processes are emotionally driven, our emotional evaluation drives our thinking processes.
