The case continues to be taught in classrooms and appears in open access article distributed materials for psychology students. It’s often referenced when discussing the challenges of restoring Phineas Gage, both physically and in terms of his social role.
His story supports our modern understanding of the human brain and remains an icon of resilience and transformation.
Today, Gage’s skull and iron bar remain among the most visited artifacts at Harvard University, symbolizing the link between brain injury and behavior. Even in death, Phineas Gage continues to teach us about mental faculties, frontal cortex function and the ongoing mysteries of the human brain.
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