The inner workings of the mind are a mystery we we’ve hardly scratched the surface of understanding. His basic functions remained, but his demeanor and personality dramatically shifted. Let alone his survival. His case let us know that we don’t know shit, relatively speaking.
The inner workings of the mind are a mystery we we’ve hardly scratched the surface of understanding. His basic functions remained, but his demeanor and personality dramatically shifted. Let alone his survival. His case let us know that we don’t know shit, relatively speaking.
But why didn’t he blead to death or something . I thought the hospitals were a joke back then
Obviously, it’s because he keep kept standing, so the head was elevated above the heart, limiting the blood flow considerably.
That concludes my shitty fiction for the day…
Yes and they probably put leeches all over his wounds too.
Just pitch it to disney now or somethin.
Beats me, as the odds should have readily been against him. It’s a notable case for a reason.
Yeah it is a mystery i wonder how much of the facts we have about it is correct
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage
It appears that he drove home, summoned the doctor, and they did the surgery at his house