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Amygdala and Phineas Gage

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Difference between Amygdala and Phineas Gage

Amygdala vs. Phineas Gage

The amygdala (plural: amygdalae; also corpus amygdaloideum; Latin from Greek, ἀμυγδαλή, amygdalē, 'Almond', 'tonsil') is one of two almond-shaped groups of nuclei located deep and medially within the temporal lobes of the brain in complex vertebrates, including humans. Phineas P. Gage (18231860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and behavior over the remaining 12 years of his lifeeffects sufficiently profound (for a time at least) that friends saw him as "no longer Gage".

Similarities between Amygdala and Phineas Gage

Amygdala and Phineas Gage have 2 things in common (in Unionpedia): Psychopathy, Rorschach test.

Psychopathy

Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is traditionally defined as a personality disorder characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egotistical traits.

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Rorschach test

The Rorschach test is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both.

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Amygdala and Phineas Gage Comparison

Amygdala has 96 relations, while Phineas Gage has 137. As they have in common 2, the Jaccard index is 0.86% = 2 / (96 + 137).

References

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