In 1848, railroad foreman Phineas Gage survived after an iron tamping rod passed through his skull. Reports about changes in his behavior made his case one of the most famous stories in neuroscience.
Some popular versions exaggerate the extent of his personality change, and evidence shows that he later recovered enough to work again.
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