Sunday, January 24, 2010

Phineas Gage on Flickr

A picture of Phineas Gage has shown up on Flickr. Phineas is famous because in 1848 a 43" tamping iron shot through his eye and out the back of his head. He survived and is remember today as one of the first documented cases where a brain injury affected a man's personality. The Smithsonian has an article including the picture.

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