[kozachka]

Oh, now we find out that she had a cerebral cortex afterall.

No one ever said she had NO cerebral cortex, did they? Hers is severely damaged and much of it is gone. But there is some.

Sort of like when you have a massive heart attack--much of the tissue gets damaged and dies, the neuronal pathways get screwed up, and the heart can no longer beat.

But it's still there.

[MarMema]

Mostly in the old days there was a lot of "her brain is completely mush" kind of quotes.

[bjs1779]

No one ever said she had NO cerebral cortex, did they?

Now that you mention it, they did.

"Dr. Ron Cranford, a neurologist at the University of Minnesota, assessed Schiavo's brain function in 2001 as part of a court-ordered examination. His exam showed that Schiavo's cerebral cortex had been completely destroyed and replaced by cerebrospinal fluid. "

Cranford exaimination