Phineas Gage was an American who lived from 1823 through 1860. He worked in the construction of the railroad and became famous at age 25 after surviving an incredible accident in which an iron rod passed through his left cheek bone and frontal lobe of his brain, it then went out of his head completely. After that terrible accident happened to him his personality and behavior change completely to a very bad and mean one which made him lose his friends and live the rest of his life alone, this happened because his frontal lobe was damaged. Although it was an awful accident that could have caused him his death it was very useful for medical information and studies because they could notice that the personality had to do with the front part of the brain which is an interesting fact. It was unbelievable how his life changed, he used to be a good and friendly person but unfortunately he became all the opposite. Every part of the brain carries a different and important function. Some of the brain functions are the abilities to see, hear, talk, plan, understand, how to control hunger, thirst, and regulate the emotions. Any small injury that happens to the head is very delicate because the brain is there so it should always be checked by a doctor if not, it could change a life completely, just like it happened to Phineas Gage and his strange reaction because of his accident. It is amazing that he survived after that accident that happened to him.
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