Phineas Gage Was a Foreman on a Railroad Crew Who

Multiple Choice

Phineas Gage was a foreman on a railroad crew who suffered brain damage in a blasting accident. After the accident, he lost interest in his job and had difficulty maintaining any goal-directed behaviors. He seemed apathetic and capable of only shallow emotions. The damaged part of his brain was probably the ________ lobe.

A) parietal
B) temporal
C) occipital
D) frontal