In 1848, railroad worker Phineas Gage survived an iron rod that blasted completely through his skull, entering below his cheek and exiting through the top of his head, yet he remained conscious and talking minutes later; this case became one of the most famous brain injury cases in history because it demonstrated that specific brain regions control personality, as the accident completely changed his personality while he survived, revealing the human body's remarkable capacity to withstand catastrophic trauma.
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A man once survived an iron rod blasting completely through his head.
>> [music] >> In 1848, a railroad worker named Phineas Gage was using explosives when a massive iron rod accidentally shot upward through his skull. The rod entered below his cheek and exited through the top of his head.
Somehow, he [music] survived. Even crazier, he was awake and talking just minutes later.
Doctors say the accident completely changed [music] his personality and became one of the most famous brain injury cases in history. The human body is way more terrifying and incredible [music] than people realize. Subscribe and comment brain for more unbelievable facts.
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