Phineas Gage

Phineas Gage was a railroad worker in his times, unfortunately due to an accident he had, he suffered severe damage in his brain, specifically in the frontal lobe. Phineas Gage suffered noticeable changes in personality and also in his temperament, it actually was considered as evidence that the frontal lobes were encharged for processes related to emotions, personality, and many controals and functions in general. Gage lived until 37 years old, he died at a young age due to many simptoms he developed from the accident.

On September 13, 1848 Gage found himself working just outside Cavendish, Vermont, he was working on a railway contruccion for a train. His job was a foreman and many times he was known for the man who was capable of achiving what he disired.


One of the assignations he had to do was to drill holes into a rock, and place explosoves. After doing this, he covered the hole with sand and a metal bar. That day Phineas did not covered it well so when he hit the sand with the metal bar, there was a spark that then became in the explosive crator, making the metal bar be penetrated through Gage's head.












































Gage Surprisingly not only did not die instantly, but remained conscious at all times. The chronicle tells of the time even speaking a few minutes. After the accident he was taken in a cart several miles to the doctor's Harlow, one of the doctors of the people who would reflect it's evolution.

Survive an explosion, a wound like that, and rudimentary medicine of the time and still be able to walk and talk is amazing, no less surprising is that two months after Dr. Harlow consider that Gage was completely recovered, giving high.