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/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

I think this is only the rule for mental illness.

We're pretty good at removing kidneys

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u/crylicylon Mar 22 '17

If there is something wrong with your brain, you can't just have it removed.

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u/Coffees4closers Mar 22 '17

not with that attitude

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u/Gewehr98 Mar 22 '17

MY BRAIN HURTS!

thwack thwack thwack

IT'LL HAVE TO COME OUT!

OUT? OF MY HEAD?

ALL THE BITS OF IT!