"Split Brain"
Phineas Gage Case Study
"Dr. Lobotomy"
The first recorded case of "Alien Hand Syndrome" in 1908 and Roger Sperry's Nobel Peace Prize work on the Split-Brain Operation. (14:09 min)
"Dr. Lobotomy"
Phineas Gage Case Study
"Dr. Lobotomy"
The development of Dr. Egas Moniz's Pre-Frontal Lobotomy procedure. (12:47 min)
Phineas Gage Case Study
Phineas Gage Case Study
Phineas Gage Case Study
Biological Psychology - An Illustrated Survival Guide - Chapter 01 - The Brain and the Nervous System. (Pages 19-20)
Project Information
- Select a psychological case study.
- Research your selected psychological case study
- Use Screencastify (available from the Google apps store) to present your findings. (Maximum length 2 mins)
- This must include voice-over narration.
- Submit a shared link to your assignment.
Topics:
- Henry Gustav Molaison
- Victor Leborgne (nickname “Tan”)
- Wild Boy of Aveyron
- Kim Peek
- Anna O. (Bertha Pappenheim)
- Kitty Genovese
- Chris Sizemore
- Little Albert
- David Reimer
- Genie Wiley (the Feral Child)
Lobotomy
Walter Freeman the Lobotomist
A gripping tale of medical intervention gone awry, and one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine.