On Wednesday, Sam Kean published one of Slate’s most popular stories of 2014, “Phineas Gage, Neuroscience’s Most Famous Patient.” The piece extends from Sam’s work on his latest book, The Tale of the ...

Listen • 3:55 20170521_wesun_why_brain_scientists_are_still_obsessed_with_the_curious_case_of_phineas_gage.mp3 It took an explosion and 13 pounds of iron to usher ...

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 ...

Phineas Gage was clearing the way for a new rail line in the US state of Vermont on September 13, 1848, when an accidental explosion turned his life upside down. An iron rod was blasted up into his ...

Cabinet-card portrait of brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage (1823–1860), shown holding the tamping iron that injured him. (Wikimedia) It took an explosion and 13 pounds of iron to usher in the modern ...

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 ...