Without a brain you wouldn't even had been able to write this question, nor read the answer to this question, or react emotionally to it. You can live without every other organ in your body for a certain amount of time under medical supervision, kidneys, liver, stomach, even your heart. read more
Her doctors believe that her cortex (a nearby area of the brain) took over most of the load as her incomplete brain developed, thanks to an amazing feature of the brain called neuroplasticity—the brain's ability to fundamentally rewire itself to cope with new demands. read more