The Incredible Tale of Phineas Gage

                                                     Told by Steve Killick & Andrew Vidgen

The story of Phineas Gage is one of the most well known medical histories of all time.   It is an origin myth of Psychology and Neuroscience and part of scientific folklore.    Psychologists and Storytellers Steve Killick and Andrew Vidgen tell the story of what happened and how Gage’s story was distorted to fit competing theories about how the brain works.   Was the terrible trauma that happened to him an argument for the ‘localisers’ or the ‘whole-brainers’? 

STAGING REQUIREMENTS

Length – 1 hour – with optional workshop/discussion

Small theatres and  spaces (up to 50 people) – General cover lighting – No amplification

Larger theatres – General cover lighting – amplification required