Phineas Gage is a darling of neuropsychology. He’s famous because he was working on the railroad in 1848 when there was a huge explosion and a giant tamping rod shot through the side of his head and stuck out the other end and literally pulverized his frontal lobe, and he SURVIVED. For TWELVE MORE YEARS. That’s incredible. And what’s even more incredible is how hot he remained after the accident. Double damn.

Phineas Gage is a darling of neuropsychology. He’s famous because he was working on the railroad in 1848 when there was a huge explosion and a giant tamping rod shot through the side of his head and stuck out the other end and literally pulverized his frontal lobe, and he SURVIVED. For TWELVE MORE YEARS. That’s incredible. And what’s even more incredible is how hot he remained after the accident. Double damn.