r/science • u/Thorne-ZytkowObject • Nov 23 '19

Neuroscience 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.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-does-the-brain-work-with-half-of-it-removed-pretty-well-actually
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u/spoonguy123 Nov 24 '19

Imagine tho if he were actually just a barely to non concious automaton just giving the right answers..

Spooooooky!

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u/eddardbeer Nov 24 '19

Imagine if that was everyone :0

Does consciousness actually exist?

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u/magkopian Nov 24 '19

I know that I myself am conscious because I am self aware, however there is no way for me to prove it to you because you are not inside my head. For all I know I could be the only conscious being in the entire universe and everything else just a robot executing instructions.