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Summary: In 1848, Phineas Gage was just a normal man in Cavendish, Vermont, working as a railroad construction foreman when a thirteen-pound iron rod shot through his brain. Defying all expectations, he went on to live another eleven years.
His miraculous recovery couldn't hide the fact that he was forever changed by the accident. The people around him agreed that the well liked and dependable Phineas Gage had turned into a crude and unpredictable man.
What happened to Phineas Gage's brain? (from goodreads.com)
Where can I find it?: Lower/Middle School library, Lithgow building AND Upper School library, Walczak building
Tags: Biographies; Biography; Brain; Brain--Wounds and Injuries; Brain--Wounds and injuries--Complications; Brain damage--Complications; Brain damage--Patients; Gage, Phineas; Mental health; Personality disorders; Personality disorders--Etiology; United States; Young adult literature
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