Phineas Gage (answers from the edpuzzle)

• The job of the limbic system is to pass messages to the frontal lobe
• We describe Phineus Gage as intelligent, reliable, and dependable
• The limbic system and the frontal lobe work together by the two brain systems to keep thoughts and emotions in equilibrium
• Since the stick when through his limbic system and frontal lobe, Phineas will have trouble controlling his emotions
• The role of chemical "P" is to send pain messages
• The role of endorphins are a natural form of morphine and help to block pain receptors
• After the accident, Phineas was more impulsive and erratic and did not have control of his emotions 
• Phineas's behavior and thought processes immediately following the accident were that he acted like he wasn't in pain, making jokes to the doctor, and acting erratic to the people trying to help him.
• Without the use of an X-ray machine, the doctor was able to tell that the limbic system had been disconnected from the frontal lobe since his right hand could touch the left hand through the hole in Phineas' head
• The lost connection between the limbic system and frontal lobe means that Phineas could not control his emotions
• Phineas could no longer make any type of rational decisions, he could no longer control his emotions, and he could no longer command a crew of men to get a job done.
• Phineas major changes were he was almost childlike and probably would never have a meaningful relationship or a job that required any real thought
• The doctor found 19 skull fragments left in Phineas Gages brain