Question

Among oil field buddies, Conrad was known as a cheerfully profane, hard drinker who was seldom averse to a barroom scrap. But, after he suffered a head injury in a car accident, he returned to work as a docile, timid man who could no longer deal with the violent activity of a drilling platform. His physician determined that damage to his ________ was the likely cause of his changed behavior

Answer 1

I believe that the answer is Amygdala

Answer 2

Conrad’s physician has determined that the damaged that causes his change of behavior is the amygdala. The amygdala is the gray matter of the cerebral hemisphere in which is responsible for making an individual have emotions for it is the emotional center. Thus, it makes Conrad changed because this could have been damaged, making his behavior to change.