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home watching the news, a reporter talks about a man surviving a three-foot iron pole being blown through his skull and taking a chunk of his brain out. This was an actual story that happened to a man named Phineas Gage back in 1848, long before modern neuroscience and medication. Gage was a railroad track builder for the town of Cavendish, Vermont. While he was working, a man uses dynamite to blow away rocks that are blocking the way of the railroad tracks. The dynamite goes off to early and sends

Phineas Gage was a foreman in charge of a group of men who were responsible of a railroad bed in Cavendish, Vermont. Gage was known for being a man who makes decision by reasons; people looked up at him because he was wise and a good leader. That was before the accident that caused the blindness in his left eye, but it also changed his life forever. The accident was caused by an explosion of powder in his work place, from the explosion a tamping iron went through Gage’s left cheek until exiting through

accident occurred. What was his occupation? Did he perform his duties well? Gage was described as a “shrewd, smart business man” who valued his plans before the accident occured. Gage was a railroad worker who worked with explosives to clear ways for tracks and apparently performed his duties well (other than when the accident occured). According to www.youtube.com, it says that other railroad workers that had known Gage before the incident would describe him as calm smart and professional. It also

The “Missfortune” of Phineas Gage “In a moment, Phineas will have a horrible accident”(Fleischman 2). These words are taken from the book Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science, and the accident they speak of will change the world as we know it. At the time of the accident a man named Phineas Gage was lying explosives to clear the way for the railroad. He was regarded as one of the best foremen by his employers, but that is to be no more. In a fraction of a second, a three foot

Phineas P. Gage was born in 1823. He was a railroad construction worker outside a small town of Cavendish, Vermont. On September 13, 1848, Phineas suffered from a traumatic brain injury, which caused severe damage to parts of his frontal brain due to his accident at work. The day of Phineas accident, he was performing his work duties on the construction of a railroad track. His duty was to set explosive charges in holes drilled into large pieces of rock so that they could be broken up and removed

Phineas Gage, Lucky or Unlucky? Survivors of traumatic brain injury are lucky. Two examples of lucky traumatic brain injury survivors are Phineas Gage and Gary Busey. These two are lucky along with the other millions of traumatic brain injury survivors. Phineas Gage and Gary Busey were both lucky because they were given a second chance at life. In addition both narrowly evaded death. Phineas Gage, a traumatic brain injury survivor, was lucky. The first reason Phineas Gage was lucky is that the

Phineas Gage, a railroad worker, was accidently struck by a piece of iron through the frontal lobe after an explosion he set himself (Phineas Gage Information). The iron piece shredded the front left side of his brain when it entered under his cheek bone and exited out the top of his head (Phineas Gage Information). Phineas was treated after the explosion by Dr. John Martyn Harlow (Phineas Gage Information). The treatment by Dr. Harlow allowed Phineas to return back to his house only ten weeks after

PHINEAS GAGE VIDEO REVIEW AND QUESTIONS After watching the video about Phineas Gage, answer the following questions: 1. What was Phineas Gages’ personality like before the accident? Gage was an intelligent well balanced man full of life with a great personality and good leadership skills. Modest and reliable, capable of making careful decisions. 2. What tragic accident happened to Phineas and what happened to the limbic system and frontal lobe structures? A taping iron shot through his brain and

The Curious Case of Phineas Gage On the date of September 13th, 1848, one of the greatest medical miracles in history occurred. Not only was this case amazing, it was sounded too unbelievable to most and became liken into an old folk tale. However, this was no folk tale. The story of the living mad with a rod in his head was true and it stunned the entire medical community. This is the story of Phineas Gage. Working on a railroad is a dangerous job even in modern times. Thousands of people are

Phineas Gage was a railroad worker in the 1800's who was working on blowing up the side of the mountain. This process involved drilling a hole into a rock, filling it with blasting powder, then putting sand on top of the powder before packing it down with an iron rod. One day, Phineas Gage forgot to put sand in the hole, so when he started packing it with the iron rod, it reacted with the blasting powder and created a spark. This caused the iron rod to rocket upward towards Phineas Gage. The explosion