Months after suffering head trauma from a work accident, Maxwell's wife Jessica notices that he is acting irresponsibly. For example, he decided on a whim to go sky diving, he drives his car at high speeds on the highway, and constantly blurts out obscenities to people. In what region did Maxwell likely suffer brain damage?

(a) - cerebrum

(b) - cerebellum

(c) - Cerebral cortex

(d) - brainstem

The answer will be (C) - Cerebral Cortex

Explanation:

This is a very important area in our brain. Most of the decisions we take are process here. In the case of Maxwell, when he suddenly wants to go skydiving out of impulse and without thinking in the consequences he might not be processing the dangers involved in doing it and perhaps even in the past he would have never even entertain the idea of skydiving. Driving the car at a high speed shows that perhaps he is not processing sensory information correctly and therefore can't judge if he is going too fast or too slow. About his dealings with others, it seams that his personality has been affected and he can't control his temper in the way he used to in the past. All of this can be affected if the Cerebral cortex has been affected by trauma.