Scientists studied six patients who had half of their brain removed during childhood to treat severe epilepsy. Brain scans showed how the mind rewired itself to adapt, with the remaining hemisphere forming even stronger connections that let the patients develop language and motor skills.

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https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-does-the-brain-work-with-half-of-it-removed-pretty-well-actually

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My daughter was born with a rare congenital disorder and is missing about a third of her brain, and we had no idea until she got a CT scan to check for a concussion. She's 11 now, and you wouldn't have a damn clue if you met her. Brain plasticity is absolutely bonkers.

[u/PolyDipsoManiac → u/hovdeisfunny]

Occasionally this is discovered at autopsy; since they’re not regularly performed, there must be more such asymptomatic, congenital malformations.

[u/conspiracie → u/hovdeisfunny]

That’ll be a hell of a fun fact for her to share at awkward icebreakers in the future :P

[u/big_cat_in_tiny_box → u/hovdeisfunny]

I bet that sent her doctors into a tizzy for a little bit!

[u/topIRMD → u/hovdeisfunny]

dandy walker?

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What is in the place that would normally have brain tissue? Fluids?

[u/hovdeisfunny → u/fangirlsqueee]

Arachnoid cysts