Discuss how case studies have contributed to our understanding of how damaged and undamaged brains work. Give specific examples.
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In-depth study of individuals with unusual damage to the brain has been invaluable to scientific understanding of how all human brains work. Researchers' study of Phineas Gage in the 1800s proved that the brain's frontal lobe plays important roles in making decisions and keeping emotions in check. Patient H. M., who suffered damage to his hippocampus, lost the ability to form new memories. Because of many studies of H. M., scientists now know that the hippocampus is necessary for forming and retrieving new memories, but it is not always needed for information that a person retrieves without intending to do so.
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