Recall the Case Study Method That Was Described in Our

Essay

Recall the case study method that was described in our first chapter and use your knowledge of this method to evaluate research regarding the brain. What can be learned by studying patients who have had a part of the brain damaged because of disease or injury? What can be learned by studying individuals whose disorders have required surgical lesions? What are the drawbacks to the case study method? Include in your essay an evaluation of the case studies of:
* Phineas Gage
* Split-brain patients