Phineas Gage

  • The Fascinating Case of Phineas Gage

    In 1848, a 25-year-old railroad worker was hit in the head by a 13-pound tamping rod that was 3 feet 7 inches long (Lapinski 2022). This rod damaged his left frontal lobe by being propelled through his head under his left cheekbone and the top of his skull. He survived by no small amount of

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