CAVENDISH — A pivotal moment in the understanding of the brain will be recalled during a walking tour Sunday. Friday is the 150th anniversary of the death of Phineas Gage, whose unfortunate accident ...

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 ...

- A description of the complex skills required by Phineas' stage-driving job in Chile. - Reports of Gage from several doctors, including one from Chile describing "no impairment whatever." - Most ...

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Gage's ability to travel to Chile and preside over a stagecoach, Macmillan and other students of Gage argue, suggests time and labor helped restore his faculties. Still, much about Gage exists in the ...

In 1848, a railroad worker survived an accident that drove a 13-pound iron bar through his head. The injury changed his personality, and our... Why Brain Scientists Are Still Obsessed With The Curious ...