Monday 30 July 2018

THE TEMPORARY PHINEAS GAGE IN ALL OF US

Most of us don’t have to worry about ill-timed railroad explosions robbing us of our self-control, but we all have a little Phineas Gage in us. The prefrontal cortex is not always as reliable as we’d like. Many temporary states –like being drunk, sleep-deprived or even just distracted –inhibit the prefrontal cortex, mimicking the brain damage

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