The Curious Medical Case of Phineas Gage

In 1848, 25 year old railroad worker Phineas Gage took a 3 foot metal rod through the skull and lived. This is amazing in general, but especially considering how far medicine has evolved since then. Join us today as we discuss his injury, his recovery, and the science surrounding it.sources:https://www.uakron.edu/gage/story.dothttps://www.verywellmind.com/phineas-gage-2795244wikipediahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Phineas-Gagetheme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !help honor Ms Shirley by supporting her organization Beauty 2 the Streetz: https://b2ts.org/get-involved/gofundme to support Keith Porter's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future?attribution_id=sl:7ac675f7-6e79-4f21-b419-f0aee97ad4d7&lang=en_US&ts=1768018709&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_ta&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=native_optionspetition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communitiescharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! [email protected] you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.