99

TIL that in 1848 a railroad worker survived an accident where an iron bar pierced through his head, destroying most of his left frontal lobe. However, his personality and behavior changed considerably (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 9 months ago by garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to c/til@lemmy.ca

26 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

Phineas Gage's story and subsequent impact on many fields is fascinating.

I’ve worked in health care and watching people with TBIs change is wild.

this post was submitted on 30 Nov 2023

99 points (94.6% liked)

Today I Learned (TIL)

6442 readers

28 users here now

You learn something new every day; what did you learn today?

/c/til is a community for any true knowledge that you would like to share, regardless of topic or of source.

Share your knowledge and experience!

Rules

Information must be true
Follow site rules
No, you don't have to have literally learned the fact today
Posts must be about something you learned

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Kokomheart@lemmy.ca

JCSpark@lemmy.ca