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You can't just remove an arbitrary portion of the brain and still survive. There are bits of your brain that aren't duplicated, can't be bisected, and are absolutely necessary for survival.

So while it's an interesting question, it's impossible in practice (even if we had the capability of "reattaching" a portion of the brain).



Wait, are you inguardian's Josh Wright? If so, hi - big fan of your work.

If not, show me your work and I'm sure I'll become a big fan :)

Thankyou for forcing me to google the wonderful world of hemispheroctomy.

Check out these bad boys:

http://technorati.com/lifestyle/family/article/girl-has-half...

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,836175,00.h...

I'm happy to accept anything you post on the opposite side, I just found these stories interesting.




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