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The True Story of Phineas Gage Is Much More Fascinating Than the Mythical Textbook Accounts

By Sam Kean · Slate · May 2014
The True Story of Phineas Gage Is Much More Fascinating Than the Mythical Textbook Accounts
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"On Sept. 13, 1848, at around 4:30 p.m., the time of day when the mind might start wandering, a railroad foreman named Phineas Gage filled a drill hole..."

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