[William Tell]

AntiGuv said: "a big huge empty gap in a brain scan where a big huge empty gap should not be: "

I seem to recall reading about people who have suffered from hydrocephalus having tremendously abnormal brains yet some of them are quite high functioning. There have also been people who have experienced dramatic damage to the brain in accidents and who have maintained a level of function far beyond anything a person whould suggest justifies euthanasia.

[Paladin2]

I not only recall seeing something about the same situation where the center of the skull was empty though the individual was quite functional, but also recall seeing x-rays on TV of Homer Simpson's skull showing the opposite - a perfectly formed, but tiny brain in the middle of Homer's skull surrounded by a vast empty space. ;-)

Quote from the article: "...Until that is known, imaging cannot be used to predict who will recover, or to help patients’ brains rewire, he said."

This would indicate that showing two apples to apples scan slices would be meaningless.

[bvw]

Or of the radical surgery that removes half a brain -- hemispherectomy. That leaves a big empty space.

The brain, as this case at the top of thread shows, is a miracle. No scan does it justice. It is full of surprises.

Ask AntiGuv how empty is his heart? Or perhaps it is too full of himself. The heart is also wondrous. AntiGuv may find his one day. We hope.