Vomiting Up Brain? A Fungus in his Skull? The Gruesome Story of Phineas Gage | Well, I Never

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In this episode we look at a famous tale of survival. Phineas Gage was a railroad worker in the mid 1800's who, while tamping an explosive, inadvertently ignited the blasting powder sending an iron bar up through, and out the top of, his skull. Amazingly he survived.
BUT there were, of course, major damage which saw him vomiting up parts of his own brain and growing a fungus on what was left.... This one isn't for the feint of heart!
In this short-form documentary, we look at his story.

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@walwilliams5534 2 года назад

I've instantly subscribed, due to your ability to expound (with depth and compassion) about a PERSON [not merely a Case Study] who suffered radical hardships, yet prevailed, in any form. Well-done... and thank you. I've had a closed-head trauma which caused some neurological changes [READ: "reconfigurations"], and have experienced the personality-and-ability alterations which are common to such events. My family has been grand, throughout; and for that, I am profoundly-grateful. While I escaped the form or degree of emotional lability which would provide for violent or angry outbursts (quite the contrary, actually. I am now more-prone to humour; and can find comedy in almost anything - a definite departure from the .. erm... ever-so-slightly neurotic, LIFETIME DEPRESSIVE/ANXIETY-LADEN state that I had previously "enjoyed"), the experience of having to observe me, and to offer aid, as I relearned how to walk, talk, and... everything else that adults do... was terrifying and slightly-grueling for my family. There was a family joke which was shared with me a few months-in that, if I had dropped any items, or were trying to retrieve anything from the floor, I very-much resembled "a giraffe at a watering-hole". I'm 190.5 cm/6'3". The description made me laugh, heartily - and still does. Frankly, while I've lost-a-step (literally: My balance-functions are diminished), the list of unexpected and, frankly, amazing new sensory abilities I've developed are a fair trade-off for any diminishments. My ability to easily-switch between languages (polyglot here, with three mastered "foreign" languages) has been affected, which leads me to substitute various alternatives of words from different lexicons (aphasia is a standard symptom of such injuries); or to be unable to find the correct name or word; or to 'slip'-into French, for a few hours at a time. I can understand what I'm hearing, but cannot respond in English. Glad my family all speaks French, but this new feature DOES present certain complications (like, when I want to speak Spanish, but get locked into French; oh, the expressions on peoples' faces). For example: I cannot seem to, organically, retrieve the word: 'lawnmower'; instead, substituting the word: 'vacuum' - to the great amusement of all (myself being at the top of that list). "I'm going to vacuum the lawn"; or: "The lawn REALLY needs vacuuming!" are phrases that even my grandchildren immediately translate. Hysterically-incorrect malapropisms abound. The other day, I tried to explain that: "I wished to paint the ceiling in the dining room", but couldn't find the word for 'ceiling'. An odd phenomenon is that, whenever I experience this sort of aphasia, it always takes TWO attempts to get to the proper word. During this event, the first substitution was: "COELACANTH" - a fish which still exists, but was erroneously thought to have become extinct somewhere in the Late Cretaceous Period. Raucous laughter ensued... and it took me five minutes to arrive at the ACTUAL, simple, everyday word. This type of occurrence is regular/daily. I developed a MASSIVE stutter to rival that of late American Country & Western Singer, Actor, and Comedian, Mel Tillis (his speech affect is exactly what I sounded like) which progressed through a more 'Porky Pig' affect, which, eventually, subsided to being only an occasional occurrence. But, when it hits, it's a complete storm of a verbal bottleneck. There's a set of 'weird' sensations within my brain, as I experience these 'spells' (which may last for several hours), and I am invariably left with a sense of neuro-exhaustion, and a cognitive "hangover", sometimes for a couple of days, accompanied by accentuated cognitive, balance, proprioception, and other coordination glitches My sense of smell is enhanced to a degree where I can detect, from within our home, the fresh blooms of each variety, from the garden. Accordingly, my sense of taste might rival that of a professional Sommelier (which is not to say that I was an insensitive lout prior; or that I know anything about the Art of Wine; only that this new Sensory Array Configuration is... nothing-short of remarkable, potentially-astounding, and always rewarding). I have always appreciated food; but to have such an enhanced ability to detect nuance is quite delightful. Now, I am predominantly left-handed (whereas I'd experienced ambidexterity throughout my life. I golf 'left'; I batted 'left'; I surfed 'left'; but I wrote with my right-hand). I now realise that I was forced into this arrangement, unnaturally, in Primary School. It wasn't my intention to prattle-on about myself, but here we are. That being said, I'll include that my hearing is SO keen that I always carry sound-cancelling ear-plugs with me; and music (my GOD! MUSIC!), having always been an important part of my life, is now as if I can deeply-feel every note and expressed emotion, to a point where "background" music is NOT in the background. I cannot parse more than one audio source at a time, which makes large gatherings [no worries; Thanks, CoViD?] an intense experience. For almost two years, certain sounds brought with them an element of taste - though unpredictable and infrequently; this facet seems to have abated. How, exactly, does one explain that the song: 'And It Stoned Me' by Van Morrison "tastes like maple syrup"? without your listener presuming you to BE incredibly stoned? My brain is inclined to parse random sounds of nature (the wind through trees; rain on the roof), or of the mechanical/man-made variety, as if there might be a linguistic component included... which is really quite fun (when it's not slightly-terrifying). We HAD (I replaced it, quickly) an oven which had a squeaky hinge that we were unable to silence via any adjustments or chemical interventions; the cursed thing sounded like a screeching banshee: The sound frequencies of its malfunction struck-me in a primal sense, rendering me immobilised, with a side-effect of causing an adrenaline-dump. I've no other way to describe it. I merely chalk all of these quirky sensations up to my neurology trying to extrapolate and interpret data in a novel way, as it forms new neuronal pathways (and not to any recognizable productive end, I might add). This effect can strike me anywhere: Traffic sounds are particularly intriguing. A truck's 'motor-brake' sounds like.. a motor-brake.. AND some sort of angry dinosaur. It's a benign, curious phenomenon. It wasn't my intention to be so self-centred here; it's just that I am, daily, stricken-by the miraculous neuroplasticity with which we've all been gifted; and by the fascinating science of Neurology - and how little we understand of it, in certain contexts. How much of (what we refer to as) "IDENTITY" is naught but a complex brew/sequence of electrochemical processes and patterns? I'm not the first to ponder this; it's just that I've been gifted with the unique opportunity to experience it - and to be blessed with the ability to diagram it (now that I've relearned how to 'speak'. Reading was an impossibility for two years; attempts at using a keyboard, or focusing-on any screen was challenging. Glad THAT passed. I can no longer handwrite, in-cursive), and am consistently grateful and humbled to be afforded such grace - if that doesn't belabour some lofty, spiritualist perspective. Simply-put: I won the f*cking/bloody lottery somehow. I don't squander any part of my time here as I recognise the fragility of life, while being-afforded a generous reprieve. I wish everyone who endures a T.B.I. could experience it like this. It hasn't exactly been a cakewalk/stumble; my short-term memory has been decidedly affected for the worse; and am, thus-far officially 'unemployable' (don't count me out yet. Dogged-persistence is one thing I am possessed-of) but I CAN walk & talk, [after a fashion] most-days. I know how fortunate I am. Thanks for tolerating my impromptu, unsolicited TED Talk. I like your channel.

@anthonybailey7628 2 года назад

Wal, that was very, very, interesting. You come over as a very intelligent, likeable, and fun to be around person. It would be nice to have the opportunity to get to know you, although it’s not at all likely. I hope you found a satisfactory colour with which to paint your coelacanth. I wish you all the very best.

@kristinzeiber23 2 года назад

Wal, YOU are awesome! I hope you continue to improve. Your appreciation of your new-found abilities is admirable. The power of the human mind and spirit is incredible, and you are living proof of this.

@walwilliams5534 2 года назад

@@kristinzeiber23 That is so kind of you; thank you! My wish is that I could help others to know that, even with remaining deficits, there IS progress, and continued healing. These bodies really ARE amazing (if not a bit unpredictable at times).

@FuzzyElf 2 года назад

@@walwilliams5534 I thought of the sort of meme, "I have enjoyed your content and would like to subscribe to your newsletter," and then it struck me: do you have a newsletter? If it ever occurs to you to make such a thing, I do hope you give it a go. I find your stories fascinating and deeply engrossing.

@walwilliams5534 2 года назад

@@anthonybailey7628 Thank you so very much, Mr. Bailey! Both of my children were teenagers when this started; and while my daughter (the elder of the two) and I always had a solid rapport and comfortable connection, it was challenging to 'reach' my son. He willingly admits that he's more of an introvert than his sister - and we'd discussed that he and I shared a similarity in that way; but TWO Introverts, trying to connect was less-than-ideal in some ways, which left us both struggling or straining to access each-others' "cores", if that makes sense. While both of us are a combination of 'bookish' and 'Hands-on/Builder-y'-types, we'd not achieved the ease and consistent fun that was evident with my daughter. After my injury.... something just clicked. Well, having to help me walk; and to be patient with how I spoke [again: To some great comedic effect - I think the fact that we were all ALWAYS laughing at the zany compositions and work-arounds that I had to employ really cut-through other concerns] brought us ALL closer. He and I make it a point to take drives together, just to go sit somewhere and listen to the music he enjoys (which I can also enjoy; it's great to hear new stuff and to appreciate it - admittedly, some is more-palatable than others; but that's not necessarily the point, is it? My own Dad and I used to bond this way when I was a teen; it's such a trip to finally have that avenue of connection). Even my marriage is stronger - which always remind me of how freakishly-random life can be (and to be actively grateful). My Coelacanth is, now, a shiny, crisp white (bold choice, eh?), instead of its regular deep-sea blackish/grey. I'm about to go vacuum the lawn again. I'm in The U.S., currently. Lived in The U.K., France, and Australia. The world's such a weird and unpredictable place at the moment. Who knows? We could actually meet one day. Hope you're well - and I am moved by your kindness and humour.

@sinebar 2 года назад

"Indulging at times in gross profanity". Yeah I think the man earned that right.

@legomangamesnetwork1151 2 года назад

Exactly

@buttsexandbananapeels 2 года назад

Fuckin’-A right! It’s okay, I puke brain as well.

@onebraincellarmy6972 2 года назад

@M. F. that’s really interesting! My psychology professor showed us this guy, citing his personality change on the damage to his frontal lobe. But I think your idea has a lot of merit to it. PTSD can do a lot of things. Maybe it’s a combination of both?

@iamyourunbiasedgod2022 2 года назад

Phineas, Running Around Swinging His Tamping Iron and Spitting Brain Matter At Friends and Coworkers: "Rat Farts, Pickle Sh*t, and Mongoose Brine!! None shall pass 'til they kneel and kiss my *ss!! Great Nipple in the Sky!! Yum yum gimme some!!"

@shanemiller7697 2 года назад

@@iamyourunbiasedgod2022 🤣

@patavinity1262 Год назад

"He declined, saying he would be back at work in a few days" Tough as nails.

@PocketOMoxie Год назад

Tough as a tamping iron

@ivorynk752 3 месяца назад

Honestly you would have to be work on a railway back then. I don't think sick days and workers unions and were really a thing back then.

@iTrapa 2 года назад

The fact that he managed to go so far with a lump of his brain blown away is quite fascinating. What a tough guy.

@DaRkLoRdZoRc 2 года назад

My (very limited) understanding of the human brain is that the cerebrum (the big wrinkly part) is actually the *least* important of the 3 parts of the brain. If he'd been speared through the brainstem, he'd have died instantly. An impaled cerebellum wouldn't be much better; at best, he'd probably be either paralyzed or have symptoms like a full-body stroke for the rest of his life. He was fortunate enough to 'only' have his frontal lobe damaged, which translates to certain behavioral deficiencies and trouble with 'long-term' thinking, both past (memories) and future (difficulty in planning and executing goals). He probably couldn't have been shot through the brain with an inch and a half of solid steel in a *better* spot.

@sylvertonguephoenix 2 года назад

Death from brain injuries like that are these days understood to be caused not usually by the actual brain damage, but by the following heavy bloodloss that leads to the brain suffocating. In his case, most of the vessels were probably burned closed (he was working with explosives after all), resulting in comparatively minimal bloodloss, which allowed him to survive.

@islewait6107 2 года назад

Neroplascicity?

@sylvertonguephoenix 2 года назад

@@islewait6107 I likely spelled it wrong, but it is the characteristic of the brain's ability to adapt to severe changes to environment, including cases where it becomes damaged by external forces.

@michellealinateague9892 2 года назад

@@islewait6107 in a much younger person yes. But at his age it may have been less that but more adrinaline and an actually better and more determined physician

@leafbelly 9 месяцев назад

I had no idea what a strikingly handsome man Gage was. What a looker, even post-mishap.

@Vejur9000 4 месяца назад

I was just about to say the same. Very handsome. He’s also a miracle man.

@ivorynk752 3 месяца назад

Surprisingly little scar tissue.

@Vejur9000 2 месяца назад

I wonder if there are any photos of him, before the accident.

@nadapenny8592 2 месяца назад

Holy crap, you're not kidding, look at this guy

@Alison-ku5ko 2 месяца назад

HottiefromHistory

@ah64dbeast37 2 года назад

Humans are incredibly delicate and insanely resilient at the same time. Great video.

@feralmagick7177 2 года назад

we are definitely glass cannons with a 1-100 ratio of survival. Its hilariously terrible

@ketaminepoptarts 2 года назад

people can either get hit by a train and walk away with only 2 broken ribs and a scrapped knee or slip, hit their head, and immediately die

@TRak598 2 года назад

Partly because the brain, while able to survive with incredibly severe injuries, is an organ in high demand of oxygen and nutrients, so the blood vessels are a critical point here. Also, the cerebellum can easily receive a blow that is enough to shut down vital signals (heart, lungs, etc), which can quickly result in the loss of blood supply and total brain death... Or cause violent spasms, also leading to eventual death.

@krashd 2 года назад

@@feralmagick7177 A glass tank would be the apt comparison, a glass cannon would be a frail person who hits hard but humans are frail beings who happen to be incredibly durable at the same time, a paradox.

@TriniGamerGirl7 2 года назад

Well said.

@martianvampire 2 года назад

For the 1800s, those doctors did an amazing job saving that man's life. It's truly incredible that he was able to speak, let alone walk immediately after his accident. I can't imagine what tending to the wound must have been like, not knowing if the patient would live when he certainly shouldn't have been alive, all things considered. There are people who hit their head and die, and this guy survived a three foot long metal spear essentially shoved through and fully exiting his skull. Incredible!

@rebeccap5538 2 года назад

Front part of brain is limbic system not muscular system.hence the personality change. Still a miracle.

@elias7748 2 года назад

1840s actually

@SapphireeCos 2 года назад

Didn't he feel all of that? Like did narcosis or making body parts numb exist in these days? My great grand father fought as a soldier in worldwar II and got both legs shot. In hospital they used a saw to cut off the legs. And he felt everything and was awake.

@vvh473v3r 2 года назад

As someone who has had a significant brain injury a year or so ago, I appreciate your input at the end. I've seen his case featured in a ton of psychology and behavioral science text books when I was in school, and when I was able to recover and understand how severe my injury was, I was very concerned that I'd end up like him. Changed forever, most of my intellect gone, angry, and not myself. I remember thinking the same thing, "oh I'll be back to work soon." And that hadn't really happened yet, fully, like him. And I developed epilepsy, like him. Had bone and clean up like him too, but thankfully no fungus... it's a hard, slow recovery and it's only been a year and a half. It's sad that he's always featured as some kind of mad man after the accident, when really, like you pointed out, he functioned really well for many, many years.

@te9591 2 года назад

It's good you recovered.

@shinji5217 2 года назад

Try to be careful about thinking that you haven't recovered and demotivating yourself. Your brain has thousands of copies of the same thing, seek them and you'll find them. Even depression can take the spirits, character, personality and direction of a man, so you must make sure it isn't just that intelectuallywise. Think about it, how was your mood prior to the accident? Didn't it play a huge role on who you were? I'd be angry too.

@huntclanhunt9697 2 года назад

I hope you recover well, stranger. I would say that the fact your reflecting so deeply on this is a good sign, though I am no expert. Keep your spirits up, and may God help you in your journey.

@rogerferris3720 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing. I wish you well for the future. God Bless.

@sidneygriffiths5737 2 года назад

Are you happy/content? If so that is the main thing. If no, find activities and people that bring out those qualities and discard those that don't! God bless your journey

@ravenwaves6785 2 года назад

It honestly hurts my soul that he was so focused in his recovery and after such a horrific accident on just continuing to, of all things, go to work above almost all else. I wish we valued people for more than the value of their labour. I am hugely impressed he was able to do all he did and happy he could travel, and I sincerely hope he was at peace in all he did, but I feel like he deserved better.

@realblakrawb Год назад

Some of us just have to do something, employment or not.

@randyg.7940 Год назад

Damn I was going to call in sick tomorrow due to being bummed out today

@Ilivedbih Год назад

I'm honestly more hurt about the fact that they let him off, he couldn't go back to the work he found enjoyment in. And that they said things about him why they "don't want him anymore".

@lizzieandmocha1131 10 месяцев назад

That had to do more with his character. Some people enjoy working and like to have something productive to do.

@curedham2963 7 месяцев назад

@@realblakrawbyea same, my day isn’t complete unless im productive enough physically.

@erictaylor5462 2 года назад

In the early 1990s I was working as a security guard in a hospital. This night I was working in the ER checking ID's of employees heading out for a smoke, and checking in people coming into the hospital, and issuing passes as needed. It was mostly a pretty chill job, at most helping women in labor out of their car and into a wheel chair then either parking the car or wheeling the woman into the ER while her partner parked the car (Usually I parked it) One night this guy came walking up to the entrance with what looked like a huge knife handle sticking out of his head. I got the guy sat down in a wheel chair as he seemed to be quite drunk, I assumed his drunkenness had more to do with the knife stuck in his head than alcohol but it turned out I was wrong about that. I got the guy into the ER and handed him off to the medical people who went to work on him. I saw the guy a few days later. He wanted to thank me for my help. He said he'd been drinking with his friends and passed out. When he woke with a terrible and his friends gone he decided his head ache was so bad he needed to go to the hospital. He lived near by so decided to walk. They kept him in the hospital for 2 days on IV antibiotics but no infection developed. He was damn lucky. He had no idea that he had been stabbed in the head. But the knife passed directly between the hemispheres of his brain without causing any damage at all. He has no idea who stabbed him or why, and none of his friends were talking. They all claimed they had left after he passed out leaving him with no knives in his brain. I told him he might want to think about getting some new friends. He was a nice guy, could not imagine why someone would think he might look good with a knife for a hat.

@iloveyou.4557 2 года назад

😨.

@yaslerfuj 2 года назад

Cool.

@fawnNheadlights 2 года назад

That was a very heatbreaking, yet bittersweet story. But you got me laughing out loud with the "knife for a hat" part. That was a creative way to put it. I hope he got new friends and reported the crime

@erictaylor5462 2 года назад

@@fawnNheadlights I think the doctors called the police. He was obviously the victim of attempted murder. This was over 30 years ago.

@nomorelies1867 2 года назад

Some people become assholes when they drink. Still, very few things a person can do to warrant a knife being impaled throjgh the head.

@pingu6338 2 года назад

**steel bar to the brain** **Walks unaided** **Greets the doctor** **Pukes some of his brains out literally** Gage: "Tis but a scratch"

@LumpyFrog 2 года назад

This guy looks like Captain Price from Call of Duty

@tr4shb0at_ 2 года назад

@@LumpyFrog I was thinking the same thing, it's the facial hair

@LumpyFrog 2 года назад

@@tr4shb0at_ ikr

@nic4811 2 года назад

Thank you I was literally looking for this comment

@sodapunk9816 2 года назад

I was a weird kid and I bought a book about Gage at my elementary scholastic book fair cuz the cover had a photo of his skull on it and I thought it was cool. I obviously understood very little of it. I’ve reread the book so many times throughout the years, understanding more and more every year, and now I’m getting my masters degree in psychology. Very cool to be learning about it more today with a stronger understanding of the brain and neuroscience.

@stephilovely7575 3 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing !

@sodapunk9816 3 месяца назад

Update: I got my master's degree!!

@maxcj7 2 месяца назад

Congrats bro wish you nothing but the best

@tortellini6087 25 дней назад

If it’s the one I’m thinking about, we had that in our school library!

@JewelWildmoon 2 года назад

Man he really was a fighter. I can't imagine how painful and terrifying it would've been for him to end up not only getting his skull impaled, but also basically vomiting out his brain

@cleocatra9324 10 месяцев назад

It made me cringe and cry when they said, parts of his brain were coming out of his head. I can’t imagine.

@IndigoRyu 9 месяцев назад

He was definitely in shock and didn't feel much pain and neither was thinking rationally. There was no way he was able to go back to work with an injury like this.

@TheAbortionWhoLived 2 года назад

"Yeah I've heard that he died, unfortunately. Accept my condolences." "Can I get that skull though?"

@pachicore 2 года назад

And the stick

@SculptedThoughts 2 года назад

"I saved his life, for all the time he went on to live, when he should have been dead. I took his case seriously, when you, in grief, prepared for his passing. I've proven myself as as a medical professional ahead of the times. Can I have his skull, so that I may continue to save others? Can I have his skull, so that, perhaps, one day, I may understand?"

@jeffbriggs7120 3 месяца назад

Harvard has both I've seen them

@kitsunelee007 2 года назад

I was shot at point blank range in the back of my head on the left side. Yes, the person was definitely trying to kill me and would've if 2 things wouldn't have struggled and jerked hard to the right and the gun misfired the second time. The left side of brain doesn't function, it doesn't light up on CAT scans, I'm completely right brained. The years it took for my brain to rewire itself was hellish. I can say it changed me profoundly and now I can do things and have interests that just didn't exist in me before.

@wendyjohnston1943 2 года назад

Praise God you are still here. Sorry for that terrible moment in life. But amazing 👏🏽 you overcome it with new interests.

@kitsunelee007 2 года назад

@@wendyjohnston1943 Thank you for your kind words💖 I treasure everyday I'm alive. No matter what God you believe in I truly believe it's because I had more to accomplish in life. I took my life for granted until that day when I was 13 and that was the ultimate reality check. I believe my Grandfather was watching over me because the revolver that was used to try to kill me was given to me by him before he died.

@analablack6732 2 года назад

Wow

@vaneshcaa 2 года назад

@@kitsunelee007 who was trying to kill you and why if you don't mind me asking?

@KellyBKuhns41803 2 года назад

Omg wow. I'm glad you're doing well.

@heather000burton 10 месяцев назад

I very much enjoyed this show. My mother suffered a brain aneurysm when I was 14 (I’m 42 now) and was in the hospital for several month. She was never the same person again after that. She had lots of mood swings and problems with her memory (her aneurysm was behind her left eye) after that but I was grateful that she was alive that I didn’t care. She left this world at age 71 and I miss her every day of my life.

@Ricenoodles80 2 года назад

Poor thing, such heartbreaking. I can't imagine the pain. He was ready to go back to work even when he wasn't fully recover. After that freak accident to the head, he is still a very handsome man.

@erica.5620 2 года назад

"He lost a bit of his mind, which caused him to lose his mind a bit." If you got the reference you're a legend

@seanwilkinson8696 2 года назад

I'd rather have a bottle free in front of me than to have a prefrontal lobotomy. - Anon. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn, et.al.: There's nothing on Earth that can compare to sitting atop a Saturn V rocket as it ignites. Phineas Gage: Hold my nitroglycerin... Halloween's coming, so if you're looking for a bit of novel Americana to dress as but are pressed for funds, then how about Phineas? Just look around thrift and costume shops for some appropriate 19th century-looking threads: high-starched collar, waistcoat, pocketwatch, pointy leather shoes...finery like Phineas had worn. The easiest part of a Gage outfit is to gather some TP, paper towel, and food wrap cores. Sprayed silver, with a dusting of rusty colors, they become his tamping rod when applied to the jaw and forehead with skin adhesive.

@101Volts 2 года назад

@@seanwilkinson8696 That first quote you quoted is attributed to the great singer Tom Waits, who used to play a character of a miserable smoking drunk for his stage act, but he stopped, because he realized he was becoming the same character he played as. *EDIT after 64 thumbs up:* The comment I replied to is gone. I probably was replying to a quote where Tom Waits said "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy."

@dx.feelgood5825 2 года назад

I'm picturing his dog coming over and scarfing up some of the brain and getting plagued by the memories of a human railroad worker the rest of his life

@stephanrichardson1003 2 года назад

This went through my brain! Bye!

@SneakattackMTG6833 2 года назад

Hey kids

@danajane6674 2 года назад

FASCINATING! I had left side of my skull crushed, major brain trauma, and 2 month coma. 12 years ago. And the recovery is pure insanity, if one manages to recover at all. And brain regeneration/re-routing is THE STRANGEST most amazing thing I’ve ever ever known. I can’t remember what I did in the morning, I’m emotionally odd, weird, stuff hurts a LOT...I’m unemployable and not as I was in most ways...but now I’m ambidextrous, have engineering epiphanies, can speak 2 different languages other than English, & more I still cannot believe. The brain is RIDICULOUSLY resilient sometimes...a lot of times. But then a person gets a small cut and dies 10 days later. Isn’t that some shite??🤯🤯🤯 Wonderful channel, Good Sir!! Subscribed! Thank you for your intelligence and amazing show! 👏👏👏👏👏

@walwilliams5534 2 года назад

The ambidextrous part! I forgot to mention that! Weird, eh?

@mikehunt6107 2 года назад

Glad you are doing well after that. Sounds more than physically traumatizing. 💪💝 I 2009 I was in an acute physical care hospital in the secton with brain and spinal injuries. I saw people who were non verbal with brain injuries pull through. I know not everyone has a favorable outcome. They had to keep me away from everyone though because I had MRSA. I was told I would never walk again. I don't walk very well and it took a few years to get that back but yes it can be possible sometimes in some cases and I was considered a quadriplegic before I got infected with the MRSA in my spinal fluid.

@walwilliams5534 2 года назад

@@mikehunt6107 Yikes. THAT [MRSA] is a hard road to travel. It's good to hear some victory has happened. Not easy; not guaranteed - but you managed. Being in a Traumatic Brain Injury Ward was a f*cked-up experience; the whole: "We don't know how/if you can recover... whatever amount of... we don't know.. what you may recover" part is a total mind-warp. It's stories like yours which help to remind/encourage people to keep trying. Again: Individual miles may vary; but these odd Flesh-Puppets that we inhabit are amazingly-resilient.

@chino3796 2 года назад

I had a sub-arachnid hemorrhage due to head trauma. I lost my sense of smell and taste completely. Doctors told me it was permanent and I became very despondent because I love to cook (and eat). 10 years later I've made a full recovery because, they said, the nerves "re-routed themselves".!

@beautiful_9ightmare704 2 года назад

The brain is AMAZING!!! I've seen some crazy things working in the icu. YOUR A MIRACLE YOURSELF.

@gokuxsephiroth4505 Год назад

I appreciate the humanisation at the end. I too, heard this story of him becoming a monstrous animal after the accident and NEVER heard anything about him holding a job or functioning pretty damn well afterwards. To be honest, I know it's psychologically significant that he had a harder time controlling his emotions after a certain part of the brain was hit, but I think it's even more astounding that he functioned so well afterwards.

@xMewWinx96x 2 года назад

I learned about this guy in school because he was considered a "local legend." Sadly, the version I learned seems to be just that - a legend. They exaggerated the miracle of how he survived without giving the doctors credit and reported the story that he became an angry and violent drunk in the years following the accident. I'm glad this video went into the medical side of this story and humanized Gage and showed that despite his difficulties, he still went on to live a productive and frankly fascinating life. Thank you so much for sharing this story.

@kamencic 2 года назад

I always find it terrifying to learn a fungus grows inside human tissue and even mushrooms grow from it. Just scary!

@isla4953 2 года назад

Not to mention that enhaled peas can get lodged in the lungs and sprout. Eek

@pterodactylbull 2 года назад

We are the mushrooms

@giantsbane9706 2 года назад

@@pterodactylbull fruiting body of mycelium/fungus.

@Temple-of-Procrastination 2 года назад

Sounds delicious

@idleonlooker1078 2 года назад

Perhaps the fungus grew out of his brain because he had such a fertile mind?

@Phearsum 2 года назад

Between the accent, incredible facial hair, and the way he represents himself with intellectual storytelling. This man is the definition of distinguished! I hope to reach this apex someday.

@lburns7952 2 года назад

He's the definition of 'debonair'.....................................'

@curiousme113 2 года назад

Facial hair is too much

@twojstarypijany1420 2 года назад

@@curiousme113 nobody asked

@daisychain5894 2 года назад

@@twojstarypijany1420 everyone is entitled to an opinion

@ericjourdain892 2 года назад

Our man looks Emperor Franz-Joseph 🤗

@realainsmcf 2 года назад

Aww, poor Phineas. I'm glad he was well-cared for and seemed to live a good enough life. Especially for the era, it's incredible that he survived.

@icarusbinns3156 2 года назад

I’d heard of Gage when flipping absently through a biology textbook, and was very interested in how he could live after suffering such an injury. The textbook did state a possible change in personality, but wasn’t actually confirmed. I find it quite intriguing that, like modern brain trauma patients, Gage worked with horses. There’s something about horses that definitely helps people…

@soyburglar1878 2 года назад

My step-mother’s father had an accident in the sheet metal plant where he worked back in the ‘70s, where a sheet of steel slid off of a rack, hitting him in the forehead and slicing about 4 inches into his brain. They say that his personality is completely different today than what it was before the accident.

@owlthepirate5997 2 года назад

What was he like before? And what is different now?

@iAmNothingness 2 года назад

So many men get hurt while working hard jobs. It's so sad to see how 2021 is men hating. Men feel pain and have emotion like every other creature. I hope he's doing fine.

@absentminded7230 2 года назад

@@iAmNothingness How is 2021 “men hating”?

@JuanTorres-ny9ff 2 года назад

@@absentminded7230 These divisions are thought out on purpose to separate men from women. So, men and women can't see what really oppress and restrict them: the enormous inequality in human societies.

@pewdavid3338 2 года назад

@@owlthepirate5997 my local celeb had brain tumor and they remove part of the brain.. now he is become like childish zombie, sad his family won't let him go for good

@Banditmanuk 3 года назад

We've got mushroom risotto for dinner tonight, not sure I fancy it now.

@WellINever 3 года назад

Haha! Sorry dude ;)

@einienj3281 2 года назад

Oh.. Yeah, I wouldn't either.. 😬

@missmiagi2147 2 года назад

Well...kinda depends on the type of mushies friend 😊

@vcassol6989 2 года назад

😂😂😂😂😂

@nuxvomica5045 2 года назад

Especially the mushroom pictured. It's poisonous.

@mrmagdump9085 2 года назад

I have to say, despite the several hundred year difference. I love the way u still respected his life and him being an actual person and not just some medical anomaly for the curious. Many props to you, and to gage. As we all could have already guessed. His hard life became much harder after that day

@Petra44YT 2 года назад

They are all actual people. Even Ötzi, the man who froze to death on a mountain pass hundreds of years ago.

@1950sFordGuy Год назад

It was 160 years ago. Not several hundred.

@mrmagdump9085 Год назад

@@1950sFordGuy rough numarage for text. As saying several decades wpuld spund far shorter then it was. And several hundred is next closest i cpuld think of. But since ya wanna nitpick on terminology find one that suits better and ill change it Or in future when nitpicking offer the better change with the mistake u noticed as to not come off as someone just wanting to hate on stuff And if ur just wanting to hate on weird details because u know better and just want to hate in general. Then im sorry and hope you have a few good days coming up to put life back into perspective so your not a miserable individual. As iir does mildy bum everyone u interact with out. I can imagine it would be hell to be that miserable that ud only wish to spread hate

@jenniferlloyd9574 Год назад

@@mrmagdump9085 Several means three or four. So several hundred years ago would be 300 or 400 years ago...

@1950sFordGuy Год назад

@Jennifer Lloyd yup that's why I wanted to let him know it was only 160 years and not several hundred. It's not even close to rough terminology at that point it's just plain wrong. I wasn't even intending it to come off as insulting just educating incase he actually thought it was that long ago.

@seizedcarcass8440 Год назад

The fact that this man had such a disgusting and horrific accident and survived is completely astonishing. Even with the obvious neurological issues it’s unbelievable that he lasted as long as he did.

@cdid8 2 года назад

That’s a majestic moustache you’ve got there Paul.

@chino3796 2 года назад

Mutton chops.

@vampcat260 2 года назад

Indeed Chelsey. I too was admiring the scenery🐏 Cheers to Paul from Kansas!

@BlakeGibbons 2 года назад

Lol that's called a beard.

@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis 2 года назад

@@BlakeGibbons he got both. Moustache and Beard.

@mark0183 2 года назад

Reminds me of Capt price

@Plectrudefy 2 года назад

I studied neuropsychology and Phineas Gage is such an important part of the field. I really like how you put things in perspective at the end, I always learnt that his life was ruined because he couldn't control his behaviour anymore, I much prefer the version where he becomes more childlike but still can function in society!

@missybuchanan9631 2 года назад

I did too, and I saw it when my brother’s best friend had a traumatic brain injury (rode his dirt bike off a cliff and into a tree) about 18 months ago. Definitely shorter fuse on his anger, but nothing brings a smile to that man’s face like his toddler or my niece (also a toddler). He’s different, but the same.

@mauricedavis2160 2 года назад

🙏👍😷

@ashleyboyd2764 Год назад

This has happened to me after witnessing my husband's suicide. My agitation due to grief has made it a little bit tougher to bond with new people and my old friends expect the old version of myself. Honestly, this is a great story to highlight how difficult it is for other people to accept changes during life circumstances to someone they knew. Remember that, guys. It's all about your health. If you lose that you lose the people around you.

@AdaptiveApeHybrid Год назад

@@ashleyboyd2764 my condolences. That has to be a defining thing in one's life. When did that happen?

@ashleyboyd2764 Год назад

@@AdaptiveApeHybrid It definitely is. That's the thing with these kinds of tragedies you always remember the day. Jan 9th 2019 on his deceased sister's birthday who had also committed suicide. Our culture is pretty damn sick. It's raising babies that want to die. I think that says there may be a couple of things wrong with the way we do shit.

@cody-en7nt 4 месяца назад

Nothing is as epic as this man's mutton chops....I tip me hat to thee, sir.....

@sailormoonXx 2 года назад

My son's name is Gage once he heard his name he sat down and watched . He said how cool it was that he managed to live and enjoy his life somewhat.

@howdydoughty7634 2 года назад

I suffered a TBI in July of 2000, I lost 3cm of my frontal lobe. I have a seizure disorder that I am medicated for. i can vouch for the emotional changes. I am much more irritable now and have to keep my emotions in check. Hobby’s and exercise help a lot. i have a small farm now that keep me busy besides my secular work. The brain is amazing and can adapt to change you just need to be patient and take it one day at a time. Thank you for discussing such an amazing story.

@trustmemysonisadoctor8479 2 года назад

I am sorry for your injury and I admire you for your tenacious spirit to keep going. I had a serious illness 27 years ago that changed me, some days are better than others, hobbies and exercise definitely help. I pray all good things come to you and those you love.

@joanbaczek2575 2 года назад

I had closed tbi in 2004. My right and left frontal lobe work but don’t communicate with each other. Very frustrating.

@pamelaneibuhr6959 2 года назад

🙏🙏 my daughter sustained TBI in a car accident. Very severe, I’m glad you are doing so well.

@HAL9000s3 2 года назад

Thank you for telling your story. Very glad to know you survived. Good on you!

@amberblyledge7859 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your story. In return I shall share mine. I fell off my horse and got a massive concussion. Took me from a relatively normal, if rage filled, kid to someone who had multiple panic attacks a day over nothing. Today I have a service dog who helps me function and will help me get a job some day. I am well controlled on medication, but have still been unable to work. Life is good though. I live in my grandfather’s old house and my parents pay for my food and bills. I don’t need much; hell, I ate Walmart soup today and it was very good. I make bits of money here and there doing farm work for my parents.

@ellycory2564 2 года назад

I’ve heard this story many times in my life, but, this is far and away the most discriptive telling of the tale I have ever encountered. Thank you so much for your stellar research.

@nobody20005 2 года назад

Elly, this actually happened in Cavendish, VT, and they have been holding a 'Phineas Gage' day every year; the skull.and tamping iron are brought up by limo to be put on display for the event.

@ellycory2564 2 года назад

@@nobody20005 Wow ! I never heard about a ,Phineas Gage Day, either! I think the Man himself, is pleased that his story carries on 180 years on. That would be cool to see in person. Thanks for sharing that .

@midnightsnow5655 2 года назад

I studied psych in college and I swear every single text book mentioned this guy. I'll never forget him.

@RKLS90 2 года назад

For those who found this story really interesting there is a recent accident somewhat similar to this. It’s been a while since I watched the video but a man was impaled by an 18-inch drill bit, through the eye & out the top of the head. This person was fortunate in that the drill bit actually pushed his brain to the side inside of going through it. The drill bit was not a thin one either, it was like a giant corkscrew & I believe almost 2 inches thick

@xxthexcaliburxx 2 года назад

I just realized you've got less than 1000 Subs, big props to you, the content quality is way above what I'd expect from such a small channel. Keep going I love your content!

@teresareddington8628 2 года назад

I wish I could give you two likes! Extremely interesting content. Where have you been all my life.

@jkjkjkkjkjk 2 года назад

We'll this changed quickly, 1 month later and 10,000 subs and climbing...

@iAmNothingness 2 года назад

12k subs in a month? Insaneee

@serenalee7727 2 года назад

13k now

@Nokia-mc6lg 2 года назад

14 k now

@cymro6537 2 года назад

' *Phineas Gage* ' if ever there was a name from the 1800's -that's it

@myTERAexperience 2 года назад

Great coverage and i must admit, the empathy and compassion of your words at the end did bring tears to my eyes. Well done sir. Well done.

@nooneeey Год назад

You always cover these difficult topics (and the human behind it) with such grace. This channel never fails to impress me.

@jn8922 2 года назад

Gage was really a remarkable man. After so much trauma he seemed determined to get on with life - to do what he can. Sure he may have had personality change but that's to be expected given such extensive brain trauma.

@yardsausage 2 года назад

actually i think the doctors did a really good job with the medicinal and scientific knowledge of the period.

@spicymeatballs2thespicening 2 года назад

Yeah that's what I was thinking, I would have thought he only lived for another week at best

@pameversole5886 2 года назад

Yes, I’m glad at least one of them understood wound care! He’d never made it, if not.

@withinyouwithutyu1324 2 года назад

Doctors only charged patients 25 to 50 cents a visit in the 1800's

@marktwaine9344 2 года назад

@@withinyouwithutyu1324 ..your money was based on gold.....not anymore it ain't....

@higueraft571 2 года назад

@@withinyouwithutyu1324 Reminder that $1,000,000 was being FABULOUSLY rich back then, now it isnt shit

@christineingram55 2 года назад

What an incredible story for that time.The doctor knew the silver nitrate would kill off infection .That surprised me .I did not think they were that advanced then.But the brain injury that he received has got to have been quite substantial.I should think it would change his character a lot.It went through the front of the brain too.All I can say is he was a very remarkable man to have survived an accident like that.Clearly his number was not up.Thank you for all the research and the great way you tell the stories ..Love n Light 🥰

@jigbie7922 Год назад

yeah I think that’s a testament to the skill and knowledge of the physicians on scene. Right people in the right place for Gage to pull through. Much like modern medecine.

@MayanMercernary 2 года назад

This is one of the best videos I've seen yet. The trauma that humans and animals can take is incredible.

@ixlifeg596 2 года назад

I’ve heard this story many times, but I’ve never heard gritty details like this!!

@TheVeryAngryShrimp 2 года назад

Men who work such dangerous jobs are severely underappreciated.

@winterramos4527 2 года назад

Still to this day

@bobbybernard5977 2 года назад

Yup I strongly agree

@aprendizdecapivara2841 2 года назад

@Womb Raider 😑

@ellemmenn2930 2 года назад

Anyone who works a dangerous job is underappreciated

@oprahsgran5989 2 года назад

@Womb Raider oh shut up

@scouser2010ify 2 года назад

How this dude survived is mental especially back then

@lovingmayberry307 Год назад

Honest story telling. Not sensationalizing as others do. I like your style, Paul. 👍

@kellyb1420 2 года назад

This hits home. My husband caught viral encephalitis and most of the infection destroyed his frontal lobe. He had a complete personalty change. I honestly think the frontal lobe is where a persons soul is and what stores you memories of who you are. Yes child like. Lack of emotions and control we still struggle with. This was amazing that they were able to save him during this time frame.

@dozensofknives9104 2 года назад

The frontal lobe I think controls emotions like fear which is why people who damage their frontal lobe seem to be more child like. But I heard this a while back, So I could be wrong.

@mustangnawt1 2 года назад

Your life is quite unique. Amazing really. Wonder if u or hubby have any desire to write a book. I would read it.

@te9591 2 года назад

Great but tragic insight. And yes you might be right with the soul concept. Because if you look at basic brain charts the upper portion is more intellectual while the lower portion is what regulates more carnal functioning. Like the lower looks like the ancient brain formation.

@letsgobrandon8154 2 года назад

The frontal lobe controls decisions people can turn into sociopaths because of frontal lobe damage

@rogine4262 2 года назад

Frontal lobe controls emotion. 😁 It’s the first part of the brain that’s affected by alcohol as well (I read this somewhere).

@samuraisharkie 2 года назад

Wow, thank you for covering this story in such a respectful and careful manner!! I’m so glad you touched on the fact that people have fictionalized Gage’s story to be some sort of “horror story”, when in reality this, while the accident and the injuries it left is certainly terrifying, is more of a tragic and bittersweet tale of science and medicine conquering the odds, and a man surviving a near death experience and able to recover enough to live several more years, and pass with his family. I think the trend of making brain injuries such as this the catalyst for evil strawmen full of stereotypes for those with physical and mental disabilities is absolutely disrespectful, harmful, and cruel. The only other person I’ve seen cover stories as respectfully is AskAMortician!

@Aussie00 2 года назад

Being disabled with minimal mobility & a sponge for knowledge l watch many, many, many docos. I cannot believe that I've never come across your channel prior to this. I'm particular regarding speaking voice, tone content and delivery and you are great in all of these areas. You have the gift my friend. Thanks, I'm a fan and subscribed immediately. About to binge on yr channel now. Merry Christmas from Australia 🎅🎅🎅

@connorsphilosophys3984 2 года назад

His accident sure was recorded well and I’m sure he would be glad to know how well known his story is even today.

@killachronic9021 2 года назад

So basically he was like partially lobotomized from the brain matter missing from his frontal lobe, that is what changed his personality without a doubt in my mind.

@matthewplizga1920 2 года назад

Captain obvious

@Amy_the_Lizard 2 года назад

I mean, to be fair there was probably some psychological trauma as well considering how sick he got, and how little he was able to do at first. He was described as both strong willed and hardworking, and people with both those traits tend to be distressed if something happens that makes them unable to do much of anything. It's frustrating.

@krashd 2 года назад

@@Amy_the_Lizard Trauma would play a part but Adam is right, the frontal lobes are where a person's personality lives, it is the part of the brain that can be thought of as housing the mind. The rest of the brain deals with memory storage, senses, communicating, motor skills, etc but the frontal lobes maketh the person, one side housing the logical part of you and the other the creative part. Damage one side and you can become more serious, damage the other and you can become more playful, damage both and you become an automaton who can look after themselves and follow instructions but have no personality - like an extreme form of autism.

@Amy_the_Lizard 2 года назад

@@krashd It's really not nearly that strict a divide, both sides are heavily involved with both creativity and logic, one just leans a little more in one direction than the other. You're also overselling the frontal lobe a bit by giving it all the credit for making a person who they are. While it's certainly very important, it's mostly involved in things like impulse control, emotional regulation, decision making, interpreting information, precision motor control, and speech. (At least in mammals, other animals don't have one, so they use other brain regions for those things.) Most of your emotional responses actually stem from the amygdala, and personally I'd say those play a pretty big role in your personality. If it was as clear cut as you describe it, then a good friend of mine - a talented artist in grad school studying insectborn diseases - would be a lot less functional than she is, considering she's missing most of her left frontal lobe. If the left lobe was soley resposible for analytics, she'd have no business being as good with chemistry and mathematics as she is. As for bilateral frontal lobe damage, it definately tends to be worse than unilateral damage (assuming the same regions are damaged on each side anyway) but exactly what it does to you depends on what got damaged. Even if there's a massive amount of damage - such as lobotomies for instance - the person does still have a personality, as one lobotimized person won't act exactly the same as a different lobotimized person, but they're essentially an apathetic shadow of their former self, and many can't look after themselves anymore.

@krashd 2 года назад

@@Amy_the_Lizard Yeah, there's no line-drawn boundaries in the brain that state that a specific region can only do a specific task, because the brain has an elasticity that allows overlap and evolution but it is widely believed that the frontal lobes are geared for different personality processes. Also although the amygdala and hippocampus can have a bearing on a person's mentality those structures basically control your mood and not your personality, the midbrain is a sort of filter or junction whereby sensory information from the brain stem is collected and passed on to the cerebrum and the midbrain translates those signals into the likes of fear, anxiety and joy. These emotions can affect your decisions and shape your personality to a degree through cognitive habits but the sort of person you are is still defined by the frontal lobes.

@keepgoing1973 2 года назад

"he lost his mind" Ummmm it's on the floor.

@cathyskywalker77 2 года назад

🤭

@keepgoing1973 2 года назад

@@cathyskywalker77 sorry mate, I hope you're not eating your dinner.

@cathyskywalker77 2 года назад

@@keepgoing1973 No. I watched this well past dinnertime lol. That emoji was me stifling a chuckle at your vomit comment. I'm not very squeamish....though actually seeing the "matter" first hand might change that 😉

@keepgoing1973 2 года назад

@@cathyskywalker77 haha

@lagatita1623 2 года назад

I feel bad for laughing

@rosadallago9543 2 года назад

Found you by coincidence and now I can't leave you. I sincerly enjoy the way you choose and tell a story and also love your looks and backdrop. It all goes so well together. Thank you so much for your efforts, it's wildly appreciated.

@ericvandenavond8748 2 года назад

"Hi, this went through my brain! Bye!"

@Treeofwysdm 2 года назад

Really interesting to know that the stories about Gage becoming a rage filled maniac after his bizarre accident are largely exaggerated. Great vid, well researched!

@annecantgame 2 года назад

With it going through the frontal lobe of the brain, it makes sense that he had a personality change, since it was common with labotomy patients, though they would often be left to be taken care of for the rest of their lives. It's interesting that he lived for so long afterwards.

@chino3796 2 года назад

In his case the injury had the opposite affect to a lobotomy since it's supposed to make one docile.

@ericaploof998 2 года назад

@@chino3796 lobotomies did not work in the way intended. Some patients did undergo a violent personality change.

@garywait3231 Год назад

Writing as an American cultural historian, I simply want to thank you for your accurate and interestingly presented narrative of Phineas Gage. I have just discovered your channel, and based on the episodes I have seen so far, I plan to subscribe.

@44.caliberbrainsurgery63 2 года назад

I could not begin to even imagine how dangerous it was to operate in a man's skull in that time period. Or how dangerous it was to find loose bone fragments without causing further damage. It is a wonder how he managed to survive such an incident although he was lucky the damage was where it was. A shame not more is known about the gentleman.

@Spooky016 2 года назад

This was one of the first stories I learned during my AP psychology class. It truly is such an interesting case no matter how many times I go back to it.

@darcybrummett7004 2 года назад

I read about him in my Anatomy textbook but this man gave much more details.

@brendanduffy2367 3 года назад

Remarkable fellow, nothing short of a miracle he lived that long.

@longwhiteline3308 2 года назад

This was the craziest story I ever read. I think I was like 14 and found a book on it at the library one day. It caught my eye cause it showed the skull and tamping iron. I had no idea what it was about until I got home that day and read about it. From then I was hooked on this story and fascinated by the study of the brain and the complex nerves that it uses

@DonnaBarrHerself 2 года назад

I had a comparatively minor brain injury as a child when I hit myself in the head with the blunt end of an axe. It seemed to scramble my brain’s optic section with my imagination, so I could project as “real” anything I liked, from harpies to centaurs to cheerful skeletons. Over the decades, the healing - marked by intense sudden pain in the injury - has robbed me of this ability. I can still feel the 6-inch trench under my hair with my fingers.

@animeloveer97 2 года назад

thats... hallucinating homie.. its a good thing thats going away it was your brains way of trying to make sense of things in that area or something although i an see how it would be sad for you

@DonnaBarrHerself 2 года назад

@@animeloveer97 Truly. I’m a comic book artist.

@angelo7817 Год назад

Good work man

@jstape740 2 года назад

Humans were just built different back then.

@greaseaddiktz3217 2 года назад

Yea now they get offended by words 😂😂😂

@kitsulu8576 2 года назад

I believe there is truth to that. There are relatively new studies that claim men are physicaly weaker today then they were just 30 years ago, although I imagine that has more to do with societal changes and advancing technology, but wouldn't be surprised if its evolutionary as well... The less we utilize our physical strength (or physicality in general) the more our bodies physically adapt - especially over duration of decades/centuries. 🤷‍♀️ Makes sense.

@amys6987 2 года назад

@@kitsulu8576 that definitely makes sense considering the average person lives an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. I’m curious how studies in the future will see how our brains development may change due to all the technology we grow up with now. 🤔🤔

@puck6080 2 года назад

@@amys6987 There's already studies being done to see how technology is affecting kids and how they grow up. Kids now a days tend to be better at multitasking and problem solving but have less creativity and patience. We don't know how that will affect the adults they grow into though

@sussybaca7256 2 года назад

There is a saying, Hard times create strong men Strong men create good times Good times create weak men and weak men create hard times.

@aurorawolfe6060 2 года назад

an iron pole is launched into this man's skull, exiting through the brain: 'tis but a flesh wound me banging my toe on a table leg: i will write my will now

@higueraft571 2 года назад

Thing is that it's, of course, FAR more sensitive. And fingers even more so. What he went through would more likely feel like a *really* nasty gash/gouge, but not *quite* so much more than that...

@colindeer9657 9 месяцев назад

Hello Paul. Brilliantly told story sir ! Fabulous work and really enjoyed this video. Many thanks. Cheers Colin.

@mydyisgod Год назад

Just recently found you channel. Interested indeed. The depth into respectable details is much appreciated. Thank you kind Sir for having a great channel.

@kingdan2608 2 года назад

Im late to this video, but I particularly like how you tackled the rumors surrounding Gage. It is admirable to defend his memory when others generally capitalize on rumors surrounding his mental changes. It's best left that we, simply, will never know the full extent to the changes in his behavior. Prior to this video I was under the impression that he had a wife and children. So even im guilty of misinterpreting history.

@Minyassa 2 года назад

This is such a fascinating and sad story. And yeah, a bit graphic...that sigh at 4:43 was exactly the one I did too. Jinx! "...and could an angry brute handle regularly traveling hundreds of miles with paying passengers?" Not only this, but horses are quite sensitive to their riders/drivers' emotional states and he would not have been so successful for so long dealing with six of them if he was prone to uncontrollable rage. I like your sensitive handling of others' focus on the drama about his personality changes, and of this event as a whole. Subscribed!

@guycontarino1170 2 года назад

CONGRATULATIONS for being a wonderful clear linguistically narrative of not only of the English language, a story teller leaving the listener wanting more. Your diction is precise and a pleasure hearing.

@courtneymagnuson4432 2 года назад

I just came across this channel and I’m so happy that I found this!! Amazing stories and your a wonderful speaker!!! Please keep up the great work mate!!! Thanks 🙏 I’m a big fan!!! 🤘💯❤️😊

@christopherchris6478 2 года назад

I’ve just noticed you have less than a million subs , big props to you for putting such good and high quality content for such an educational and well edited video. Keep going I love your content !

@mamamua4644 Год назад

This story was in my biology book and they talked about his anger- not all of these other factors. I appreciate the additional context you provided while being respectful to his life and journey. New subscriber.

@erikgriswold5273 2 года назад

I just found your channel and am happy that I did. You choose very interesting subjects to discuss and tell the story very well.

@DrEvil-hu1fi 2 года назад

TBI has a way of changing a person. It's hard for outsiders to truly grasp the impact it has. If you're lucky, you're aware you're different and can try to get back to "normal" but most times, you're changed forever and just have to deal with how you are. It's hard. It's exhausting. It's embarrassing. But it's something we've got to bring attention to. Great video!!

@lifeasnicole2592 2 года назад

This is interesting. My first year in college taking psychology I learned this story yet, I don’t remember him vomiting up brain! By far the best and most interesting story though.

@doodoodoodle 2 года назад

I learned about him in highschool, and we definently didn't hear all of the nitty gritty details... We mostly talked about his change in character... This is so sad (and honestly terrifying)

@millymollymrst3537 2 года назад

Just discovered your channel and after listening to one of your episodes I subscribed instantly. Now I'm working through your catalogue of past episodes! Thoroughly enjoying them.x

@brooklynnchick 2 года назад

I feel as though I have found a treasure in your channel; I am a science teacher and history lover who is forever looking for stories that connect science and its importance to the course of history. Your channel maintains the humanity of the amazing people whose bravery and perseverance of those heroes who’ve turned their personal tragedy to gains in the medical world.

@thehorrorhound6575 2 года назад

In 2017 when I was 23 I was in such a severe car wreck on the highway that I was crushed in the cab of the car, my right arm and leg horrible mangled. Broke both sides of my right ankle, my right tibia, right patella, ripped the right knee off the joint, my right hand went through the steering wheel and bent backward against the dash board turning my metacarpal bones into kibbles n bits, when the air bag deployed it crush my chest breaking my three top left ribs which punctured a hole in my left lung causing it to collapse and my chest fill up with two liters of blood, my face hit the steering wheel knocking out my front teeth and giving me a concussion and a cerebral brain bleed. They didn’t think I’d live long enough to be transported by ambulance so I was life lighted by helicopter to a surgical center in Columbus to begin immediate emergency surgery. They were most worried about the brain bleed, but miraculously it stopped all on its own. After many surgeries they explained to me I had a TBI and they wanted to see the extant of the injury. A month or two into recovery they gave me memory, personality, and other psyche evaluations to see how my brain had healed and everything came back really good. Some people say I’ve changed that I’m more calm and not as reckless but I’d say that’s probably more I just grew up, I’m 28 now so I don’t expect I’d be the same as I was when I was younger lol. Since the wreck I went to college for a couple years, had my major pulled because it was no longer seen as a viable career path through some bill signed by the trump administration, and now I’ve been a security officer for almost three years.

@killjoy2478 2 года назад

wow that’s horrible i’m so sorry to hear that, it’s a miracle you survived

@thehorrorhound6575 2 года назад

@@killjoy2478 thank you for saying so 🙏🏼

@nuggert 2 года назад

Good on you for surviving but don't blame Trump for not researching the job market bro. How fragile was your decision that one thing proposed by your president and apparently approved by senate and congress would close the door for you?

@thehorrorhound6575 2 года назад

@@nuggert computer graphic design and dimensional art. Excuse me for thinking that animated cartoons and video games would always be an open market

@onelooongboi5838 2 года назад

That’s crazy but I would’ve survived better. I’m just built different

@frbrbrgrblgrr7777 2 года назад

People break their finger and bitch for weeks about having to do things. This man said goodbye to part of his brain and kept fighting to continue working. Hell of an ethic on this man.

@zeldapinwheel7043 2 года назад

The brain doesn't have nerve endings, though. And I'm sure the morphine and laudenum helped a lot.

@Amy_the_Lizard 2 года назад

It went through his cheek too, and there's nerves there

@chloskyskies4399 2 года назад

@@Amy_the_Lizard Idk how well it compares, but I once impaled my foot And ive broken and dislocated all my fingers The fingers hurt worse (makes sense, so many nerve endings)

@chloskyskies4399 2 года назад

@@dv47844 was on the swing in Middle school, some idiot thought it was a good idea to dive under me for a football that landed there, I lifted my feet as to not hit him in the head. I lost my balance/grip/ as a tried to regain said grip my fingers caught in the loops of the chain as I fell. And then also proceeded to hit my fingers on every one of the chains protrusions (->⛓_ those parts) on the way down. (The dude who dove under me was gone by the time I hit the ground)

@chloskyskies4399 2 года назад

Though even then with both situations the panic of something being that _wrong_ with my body was worse than the pain

@naarahjanemorris3121 9 месяцев назад

Thanks again for this Informative video, RIP Mr Gage he was a brave man with the severity of his Injury he was lucky to live as long as he did.

@shanayagrant2622 2 года назад

The narration is superb! It made this more interesting to watch. Keep it up!

@DocBree13 2 года назад

This is absolutely fantastic! I’ve known about Phineas for decades, and have always been fascinated with his story, but this was on an entirely different level. As a former anatomy and physiology professor, I was entranced with the descriptions of what happened to him physically, in detail - significant sequelae I have never heard before. I also appreciated the appropriately nuanced description of his personality and mentality changes and the correction regarding his ill treatment of a wife and children. Finally, the host’s rejection of his teacup during a particularly fascinating part of the video was quite humorous and endearing, to me. Thank you so much. I’m off to binge on your other videos.

@scrambledsamples4318 2 года назад

*iron rod spears through gage’s head* Gage: phew that was a close call

@catbalinttynan1569 2 года назад

I just came across your channel and have to say it's truly amazing :) your content is fascinating and informative! I can't wait to binge all your videos and appreciate the work you do!

@WellINever 2 года назад

Thank you so much!

@erikcomstock7359 2 года назад

I live in the Cavendish area and have heard this story many times. I must say that yours is by far the best I have seen! Well dun sir! You have a new subscriber. Keep up the good work!

@eliwahuhu 2 года назад

You are straight out of a Victorian Novel. Delightful. I heard about the subject in Psychology.

@jaydenalvira3434 3 года назад

I thank you so much for posting these mini docs they are so professional I can't wait until this channel gets the recognition it deserves❤🙌

@WellINever 3 года назад

Thank you! 😁 Fingers crossed we reach that magic 1k subs soon 🙏

@user-td6wy7xe8s Год назад

I've heard of this dude before but I knew I'd get a more detailed and human story from you. I was not disappointed. Thank you again.

@domonicsdaniel4497 2 года назад

Thank you for presenting this story in a way which was new and interesting, even shedding light on some of the miscommunication/misconceptions others may have presented us with. Also, and I truly mean it, your old-school beard looks AWESOME. I do feel a little bot sad that this style died out decades ago, it still looks just as badass as it did back then :D

@clairemacauliffecarroll263 2 года назад

Isn't it amazing that he survived vomitting up some of his own brain?

@DinaLydia 2 года назад

The video stated that the pressure of his vomiting caused brain matter to ooze up from the head wound - NOT through his mouth, as the misleading title would suggest.

@FuzzyElf 2 года назад

Oh, well, who hasn't done that a time or two? :-)

@Murlak 2 года назад

@@DinaLydia doesn't make it healthier, tbh

@hamdieilish 2 года назад

When you brake your bone anywhere in your body you will likely to vomit

@MICKSHRED 2 года назад

Dude, have some logic, you know damn well that's not accurate unless he manage to take some of his brain matter and swallow it.

@catladyjai1113 2 года назад

The way you tell a story is super engaging.

@The_Nightsong 2 года назад

Recently subbed, and I already created a private playlist just for you. I LOVE channels like this, it's so fascinating, and your speaking is so calming, a lot of people talk too quickly and/or loudly. But not you. Thank you so much for this!!!! Been binging for hours how, haha. PS. This story is simply astounding (and yucki)

@josephinepeery6938 Год назад

What an amazing gentleman but even more so, the doctor who saved his life. Thank you for this most interesting narrative.

@justacasual7927 2 года назад

It's totally amazing that he was able to improve after such a gruesome accident. The doctors and medical staff that cared for him deserves a lot of credit for not giving up on him. Very interesting video!

@marksmedley4369 2 года назад

I have had several TBIs throughout my early childhood and adolescence. Because of this I spent many hours in therapy throughout my life dealing with the repercussions of those injuries. Holding relationships, improving my station, and even server depression have plagued me. I’m now 54. Still getting therapy. Still dealing with deficiencies with day to day human interactions. Head injuries are no joke. I have researched frontal lobe injuries and have found that some serial killers have been diagnosed with similar mental illness that I have been diagnosed with and have also suffered the same frontal lobe injuries as I have in there early years. I’m glad I’m not one of them.