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Re:Anger and fear: ten years of research in the lab and field by epgui on Monday February 28, 2022 @05:58PM (#30506354)
Phineas Gage is a terrible example: he suffered incredible frontal lobe injuries. Neuroanatomy is much more complex than "part A performs job X", but the frontal lobe is particularly important in executive functions. More caudal structures are more closely associated with emotion, in general.
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Re:Anger and fear: ten years of research in the lab and field by nonameiguess on Monday February 28, 2022 @06:43PM (#30506844)
Damasio bases his conclusions on his own patients, not Phineas Gage, who is provided as a famous example for historical context. The only reason I'm mentioning only him by name is I remember his name and I do not remember the names of Damasio's patients. I actually think he doesn't even give their real names since they're patients and subject to confidentiality laws.
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Re:Anger and fear: ten years of research in the lab and field by epgui on Monday February 28, 2022 @08:26PM (#30507947)
Fair enough! I'm not familiar with the book.
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