PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Phineas Gage, Brain, Neuroanatomy
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Drilled holes in rock filled with gun powder, and sand. Gage was distracted and tamped the gunpowder before his assistant had covered it with sand. The explosion sent a 3 cm iron rod through his face, entered just under the eye. Gage was stunned, but regained full consciousness immediately, talked to his men and was able to walk with their help. Profound shift in personality (became clear to his physician dr. john harlow, even during his convalescence) Able bodied (no impairment of movemnt or speech) No autopsy was done after his death. The injury gage sustained must have destroyed brain tissue.
