The amazing recovery of a child after having a sixth of his brain removed demonstrates just how plastic the brain can be! After having part of his right 'visual center' removed, the function of the removed area of the brain was located to the left hemisphere. In this article, Dr. Sabine Kastner discusses the amazing plasticity of the brain and the hope that this story gives to those hoping to recover brain function after brain tissue loss.
Not Hard-Wired, but Plastic? - How a Child's Brain Adapted to Having a Sixth of it Removed
Aug. 2, 2018