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Why Brain Scientists Are Still Obsessed With The Curious Case Of Phineas Gage

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Cabinet-card portrait of brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage (1823–1860), shown holding the tamping iron that injured him. (Wikimedia)
Cabinet-card portrait of brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage (1823–1860), shown holding the tamping iron that injured him. (Wikimedia)

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