It took an explosion and 13 pounds of iron to usher in the modern era of neuroscience. In 1848, a 25-year-old railroad worker named Phineas Gage was blowing up rocks to clear the way for a new rail ...

CAVENDISH — A pivotal moment in the understanding of the brain will be recalled during a walking tour Sunday. Friday is the 150th anniversary of the death of Phineas Gage, whose unfortunate accident ...

Most of Phineas Gage rests 6 feet under in Colma. In a quiet spot marked by a large white obelisk, Gage’s torso, legs and arms are buried. In the 160 years since his death, what remains of him is ...

In 2009, a researcher discovered a daguerreotype of Phineas Gage holding the tamping iron that almost killed him. Wikimedia Commons Add this to the titles of books you don’t want written about you: ...

Phineas Gage has not exactly become a household name, but he is undeniably an important historical figure, especially in the field of neurology. In the 19th century, Gage faced a horrifying injury ...

I joined him in researching Gage in 2006. Why bother? For people with Frontal Lobe Syndrome (or "Phineas Gage Syndrome") Gage has been a story of despair — a hopeless case spiraling downward. As ...

The 'freak accident' that changed our understanding of the human brain Close A terrible accident left construction worker Phineas Gage with serious brain damage. Amazingly, he recovered - forever ...

A recent TV program on research on the human brain brought to mind the name of Phineas Gage. Phineas Gage was famous 150 years ago because he had a hole in his head through which observers could see ...

“Considering everything, it seems we are dealing here with a special illness… There are certainly more psychiatric illnesses than are listed in our textbooks.” —Alois Alzheimer (In: Benjamin, 2018) ...

Phineas Gage, the 19th-century rail worker who secured himself an immortal place in entry-level psychology textbooks when he survived an accident in which his brain was fully pierced by a large iron ...

Many of history's enlightened sages, from Descartes to our mothers, have dispensed the following wisdom to those of us trying to resolve an exasperating dilemma: "Calm down." The suggestion stems, of ...

In 1848, a railroad worker survived an accident that drove a 13-pound iron bar through his head. The injury changed his personality, and our... Why Brain Scientists Are Still Obsessed With The Curious ...