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Phineas Gage

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Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. Phineas, a railroad construction foreman, was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his brain. Miraculously, he survived to live another eleven years and become a textbook case in brain science.

At the time, Phineas Gage seemed to completely recover from his accident. He could walk, talk, work, and travel, but he was changed. Gage "was no longer Gage," said his Vermont doctor, meaning that the old Phineas was dependable and well liked, and the new Phineas was crude and unpredictable.

His case astonished doctors in his day and still fascinates doctors today. What happened and what didn't happen inside the brain of Phineas Gage will tell you a lot about how your brain works and how you act human.


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Publisher: HarperCollins
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 3, 2013

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780547350387
  • Release date: September 3, 2013

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780547350387
  • File size: 46694 KB
  • Release date: September 3, 2013

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Kindle Book
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English

Levels

ATOS Level:7.4
Lexile® Measure:1030
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:6-8

Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. Phineas, a railroad construction foreman, was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his brain. Miraculously, he survived to live another eleven years and become a textbook case in brain science.

At the time, Phineas Gage seemed to completely recover from his accident. He could walk, talk, work, and travel, but he was changed. Gage "was no longer Gage," said his Vermont doctor, meaning that the old Phineas was dependable and well liked, and the new Phineas was crude and unpredictable.

His case astonished doctors in his day and still fascinates doctors today. What happened and what didn't happen inside the brain of Phineas Gage will tell you a lot about how your brain works and how you act human.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    HarperCollins

    Awards:

    Kindle Book
    Release date: September 3, 2013

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780547350387
    Release date: September 3, 2013

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780547350387
    File size: 46694 KB
    Release date: September 3, 2013

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 7.4
    Lexile® Measure: 1030
    Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    Text Difficulty: 6-8
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