The strange story of Phineas Gage

Created

Mon, 13/04/2026 - 20:01

Updated

Mon, 13/04/2026 - 20:01

Illustration of a vintage portrait in a purple frame held by gloved hands, features a man with a rod against a blue background.

In 1848, a railroad worker survived a rod shooting through his skull. His accident transformed our understanding of the brain

- Video by the Royal Society and BBC Ideas