Months later, another correspondent told her that the man might be Phineas Gage and, if so, this would be the first known image of him. Beverly, who had never heard of Gage, went online and found ...

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In chapter 1, “The Bad Language Brain: Neuroscience and Swearing,” author Emma Byrne sets the scene for her book by telling the story of the hapless and potty-mouthed Phineas Gage. The measles virus ...

Here are some other people who survived despite all odds Phineas Gage In 1848, railroad worker Phineas Gage was impaled by a 3.5-foot, 13-pound rod he was using to pack a hole with explosives.

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A well-documented example of brain damage is of Phineas Gage, who in 1848 had a serious accident whilst laying railway tracks and an iron rod went through his skull. Phineas survived the accident ...