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Phineas Gage (born July 1823, New Hampshire, U.S.—died May 1860, California) was an American railroad foreman known for having survived a traumatic brain injury caused by an iron rod that shot through his skull and obliterated the greater part of the left frontal lobe of his brain.
Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable: 19 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 ...
Phineas Gage suffered a terrible accident that made him one of the most famous cases of traumatic brain injury. Learn Gage's story and its impact on psychology.
Key Takeaways. In 1848, 25-year-old Phineas Gage survived an accident where an iron rod was propelled through his left cheek and skull. He made an improbable recovery and lived for 12 more years.
During a construction explosion in 1848, an iron bar pierced the brain of foreman Phineas Gage. He survived, and his experiences opened a window into trauma and recovery.
The Phineas Gage story. Phineas Gage is probably the most famous person to have survived severe damage to the brain. He is also the first patient from whom we learned something about the relation between personality and the function of the front parts of the brain.
An accident with a tamping iron made Phineas Gage history’s most famous brain-injury survivor.
The story of Phineas Gage, a man who changed the study of neuroscience forever after a metre-long rod fired through his skull.
The life-changing true story that reveals the secret to success. Apr 2, 2015. It was frigid and damp at dawn the last day Phineas Gage arrived to work on time. As he shoved his hands in the pockets of his jacket and cut through the cold, he contemplated the challenges that lie ahead building the Burlington railroad through Vermont.
All about Phineas Gage, who is probably the most famous person to have survived severe damage to the brain.