- A recent fMRI study of patients with one brain hemisphere removed found evidence of increases in connectivity between intrahemispheric brain regions, suggesting that even atypical brain anatomy can support normal cognitive functioning https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/s2211-1247(19)31381-6 3 comments science
Linking pages
- How Does the Brain Work With Half of it Removed? Pretty Well, Actually | Discover Magazine https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-does-the-brain-work-with-half-of-it-removed-pretty-well-actually 1103 comments
- She Was Missing a Chunk of Her Brain. It Didn’t Matter | WIRED UK https://www.wired.co.uk/article/she-was-missing-a-chunk-of-her-brain-it-didnt-matter 91 comments
- She Was Missing a Chunk of Her Brain. It Didn’t Matter | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/she-was-missing-a-chunk-of-her-brain-it-didnt-matter/ 11 comments
- How the Brain Can Rewire Itself After Half of It Is Removed - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/health/brain-removal-hemispherectomies-scans.html 2 comments