Which of the following illustrates the controversy about the exact details of the sad case of Phineas Gage?
A) No one can really know the exact location of the brain damage since Gage was cremated and it was not possible to exhume his skull for scientific study.
B) Because Gage died within three weeks of the accident it was not possible for his physicians to make long-term observations of the effect of the injury.
C) Because Gage was paralyzed after his injury it was difficult to determine which aspects of his behaviour were due to the accident and which were due to depression.
D) No one is really sure what Gage was like before his accident, and the doctors may have exaggerated the extent of his personality transformation.

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The controversy surrounding the exact details of the case of Phineas Gage is that some argue that the physicians who reported on his case may have exaggerated the extent of his personality transformation before and after the accident. There are also debates about the accuracy of the details of his personality and behaviour before the accident, as well as the long-term effects of his injury on his brain function.

Which of the Following Illustrates the Controversy About the Exact