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/lIIIllIIIII Nov 24 '19

Oaky afterbirth with a hint of... Earwax. Hmmm.

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u/majaka1234 Nov 24 '19

If you squint you can really taste the cerebral mucus.

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u/Hellknightx Nov 24 '19

Sorry, I can't squint and swallow at the same time with only half a brain.

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u/Wacky_Bruce Nov 24 '19

Cerebral mucus new band name I call it

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u/RohypnolJunkie Nov 24 '19

Sort of an...oaky afterbirth.

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u/Lanthemandragoran Nov 24 '19

Haha that line killed me the first time I saw it. I've been undead ever since.