Phineas+Gage


 * What Happened? ALIK MADE THIS :)**

An American railroad construction foreman by the name of Phineas Gage was made famous for an accident that consisted of a Large Rod getting accidentally driven into the left side of his cheek destroying much of his Frontal Lobe. Phineas has reported to have been a sweet, outgoing and talkative. After the accident he became a bitter and depressed man who would scream and shout on a daily basis, this event influenced many if not all of the nine-teeth-century discussion about the brain and mind, mostly focused on the Cerebral Localization. His huge shift in personality was one of the earliest hints that the brain is separated in sections, sections for emotions, personality, even pain has it's own section in the human mind.


 * Science**

explains oddities using logic and experiments, noticing his huge change in personality and connecting the accident with the shift needed some thought, but the amazing part of this event is that these certain scientists were able to connect a single part of the brain with the accident, revolutionized the way we look at neurology. Science happens everyday whether by accident, or not, whether revolutionizing a subject, or not. To this day great science is being done daily, even without massive funds and media exposure, science will continue to do it's job.

Phineas Gage. (2013, May 10). In //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Retrieved 18:13, May 16, 2013, from []