![]() Psychologists concluded from this study that hostility is connected to physiological events occurring in the frontal lobe. As a result of the damage to the lobe however, Finneas would fly into blind rages for no reason at all. Thus Finneas was forced to live the rest of his life with the spike in place in his head. Miraculously, he wasn't killed, but surgeons of the day were unable to extract the spike for fear that it would cause further damage. Gage accidentally had a railroad spike slammed into his head, piercing his frontal lobe. ![]() This recalls the classic case of railway worker named Finneas Gage. Some highlights include: "I Don't Love You Anymore, Do I, Love?": two men who suffer almost mirror image traumatic lesions to the brain learn to cope with the loss of their ability to empathize with other human beings, thus living a life without highs or lows, only sedation. Fusing classic cases of neuropsychology with the author's own case studies, personal vignettes, philosophical debate, and thought provoking riffs and meditations on the nature of neurological impairments and dysfunctions. ![]() ![]() Into the Silent Land is a collection of case studies and short tutorials on neuropsychology, which is the science of analyzing the relationship between personality, performance, and the anatomical and physiological structure of the brain. ![]()
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