When brain injuries make you unrecognisable: how Phineas Gage helped scientists understand trauma @TheRoyalInstitution
When brain injuries make you unrecognisable: how Phineas Gage helped scientists understand trauma  @TheRoyalInstitution
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Severe brain injury can affect an individual to the point where their loved ones don't recognise them đź§  Have you known someone with a traumatic brain injury?

In the full talk, Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston highlights the ethical considerations of this when looking at the science of brain preservation. Watch with the link above.

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