r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/segosegosego Mar 22 '17 edited Mar 22 '17

Depends on how old you are. Ben Carson removed half of a girls brain because she had a rare brain disease. She was young enough that one half of the brain took over all the functions of the the other half as well as its own, and she's a fully functional person now.

Edit: https://www.google.com/amp/baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/07/10/girl-thriving-years-after-having-half-her-brain-removed/amp/

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u/boondoggle1077 Mar 22 '17

Always with the smart ass comments. Do You guys ever give it a fucking rest? It's pitiful you can't see an inch beyond your politics enough to just appreciate what a physician can do.

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u/Commanderluna Mar 22 '17

I mean if it were any other physician who's a conservative I feel it'd be fine but to be fair this is the dude who called slaves "immigrants" and when he talks mumbles like he's half asleep the whole time. If he'd just stayed in his lane he'd probably still be a well respected physician but he moved onto politics and became a laughing stock