Phineas Gage : a gruesome but true story about brain science /

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by Fleischman, John,
[ ] Physical details: 86 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subject(s): Gage, Phineas --Mental health. | Brain damage --Patients --United States --Biography. | Brain damage --Complications. | Personality disorders --Etiology. Item type :
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Vernon River Consolidated School Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Through the case history of Phineas Gage, a 19th century Vermonter who had an iron bar driven through his brain and lived, the book examines what is known of brain function.