The Curious Case of Phineas Gage
Episode 28, Oct 28, 2019, 06:00 AM
When you fall off a horse the only thing you can do is get back on, and when a crowbar flies through your brain you just get up and walk away. Phineas Gage accidentally blew a hole in his brain and, not only did he survive, he just went back to his normal life!
References & Further Reading:
References & Further Reading:
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/phineas-gage-neurosciences-most-famous-patient-11390067/
- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aw0zbyQVCEc
- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yXbAMHzYGJ0
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1114479/
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Phineas-Gage
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