stackyFACTSA railway construction foreman miraculously survived an accidental explosion that blasted a three-foot iron rod directly through his skull. Though he physically recovered, the brutal destruction of his frontal lobe drastically altered his personality, providing proof that specific brain areas control temperament.
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