Damasio Phineas Gage’s Brain Damage

• Aim

  To study how brain damage affects behavior.
• Findings

  Damage to prefrontal cortex linked to personality change.
• Strengths

  Real-life case study.

  Supports brain function theories.
• Weaknesses

  One person – Not generalizable.

  Damasio’s research was done over 100 years later