Scientists in Phineas Gage's time
A) knew a great deal about how the brain is organized and which cerebral areas are responsible for which cognitive abilities.
B) were just beginning to decipher the relationship between the physical components of the brain and their relationship to human behavior.
C) used sophisticated methodologies and techniques to indentify how the physical brain relates to human behavior.
D) had little interest in understanding the relationship between neural components and behavior.

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During Phineas Gage's time, which was in the mid-19th century, scientists were only beginning to understand the relationship between the physical components of the brain and how they relate to human behavior. While some advances had been made in this area, the field of neuroscience as we know it today did not yet exist.

Scientists in Phineas Gage's Time