There's an new and impressive report of recovery after functional hemispherectomy in a child. Functional, I gather, because not all of the hemisphere was removed, but all of its neuronal connections to other parts of the brain were severed.
The recovery is especially impressive because it was the left hemisphere that was isolated. See http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081120091133.htm and a few more details in the press release at: http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/highlight10.html Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
