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The brain injury suffered by 19th-century railroad worker phineas gage allowed psychologists to learn about the functions of the brain's:

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The brain injury suffered by Phineas allowed psychologists to learn about the functions of the brain's FRONTAL LOBE.
The man case was the first one in which a brain damage will result into a change in personality. The damage to the Phineas frontal lobe helped scientists to recognize the connection between the frontal lobe of the brain and social cognition and decision making.
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