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All of the doctors in Boston are convinced of Phineas's story when they meet him.

Check the box of all things present or true about the "daguerreotype" Josiah Hawes took inside the operating room at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Which statement best represents the Boston doctors' understanding of the brain?

______ first suggested that the brain is responsible for thinking, feelings, and basic free will.

The brain weighs about 3 pounds

What keeps many of your automatic functions going, like your breathing and heartbeat?

Without which piece of your brain would you be unable to walk upright, touch your finger to your nose, or turn a page of a book?

Where do you think, remember, learn, imagine, read, speak, listen, and dream? See what your eyes transmit? Smell what your nose smells? Taste what your tongue tastes?

The largest part of the cerebral cortex. Located at the front of the brain.

Controls functions such as speech formation, movement, and reasoning

Helps to process sensory information, particularly your sense of touch.

Located near the rear of the brain. It helps you to understand and react to what you are seeing.

Damage to the ________ can lead to changes in social and emotional behaviors.

When it’s time to listen to spoken words or to any other sounds, you use your this lobe to understand what you are hearing. And don’t forget that many memories are stored away in this part of the brain.

Rosie Cheeks, a young woman in her mid-twenties, is rushed into your emergency room. She was found wandering the park in a confused manner. She doesn't think anything is wrong, other than her head hurts and she is having difficulty moving her arms.

Doctor, where is the problem most likely located?

Bill Loney, a retired history history teacher, is rushed in clutching his chest and breathlessly tells your nurse he is having heart problems.

Doctor, where is the problem most likely located?

While attempting to create a makeshift explosive in his garage, Adam Baum is injured when it prematurely detonates. He enters your emergency room with poor balance and difficulty walking.

Doctor, where is the problem most likely located?

While playing in the park and climbing trees he was clearly not supposed to, a young boy named Dan Druff has been rushed in with a large bump on his head. When he sees his parents at his side, he has trouble recalling their names. Upon further questioning, he even has difficulty remembering his address!

Doctor, where is the problem most likely located?