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1 The story of Phineas Gage

2 This is the bar that was shot through the head of Phineas P
This is the bar that was shot through the head of Phineas P. Gage at Cavendish, Vermont, Sept. 14, He fully recovered from the injury & deposited this bar in the Museum of the Medical College of Harvard University.

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5 Based on the story you just heard, what can you conclude about the function of the part of the brain that was damaged in Phineas Gage?

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