Phineas Gage Research Paper

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Phineas Gage and Alien Hand Syndrome
In this paper I will be discussing two different topics. I will be talking about Phineas Gage and his astonishing story and then will be talking about the creepy topic of alien hand syndrome. Not only are these topics amazing, but they are also play a big role in psychology.
Phineas Gage was a foreman for a railroad crew in the 1800’s. At the age of 25 Phineas’s life was dramatically changed forever. While working at the railroads on September 13, 1848, he was packing explosive powder into a hole when thee powder suddenly detonated. The rod he was using was then blown upward sending the rod threw one of his cheeks all the way up through the brain and out the skull. This rod took out most of his frontal lobe, but surprisingly enough, he survived and was able to speak and talk. For this reason he is one of the most …show more content…

This syndrome can also be referred to as Dr.Strangelove because of a previous movie that had shown this syndrome. The actions of this hand are caused by damage to the frontal lobe of the brain which controls personality and the corpus colosseum which will provide symptoms to the non-dominant hand making them do what they do. I watched multiple videos of this syndrome and was completely blown away. The way the hand does these things on its own is extraordinary and creepy at the same time. Sadly, there is no known cure for this syndrome leaving these people out of the control of their hands. In some cases of Alien Hand Syndrome few people have been able to slowly grow out of it. As for the others, they have to learn how to do everyday things while their hand is acting up. Some people go as far as wearing gloves, to keeping their hand hidden away so that they do not have to deal with what some of the people with this syndrome consider an

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