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  • Do you really need a frontal lobe?

    03/19/2005 6:36:26 PM PST · by TASMANIANRED · 71 replies · 1,439+ views
    Free Republic ^ | 3/19 2005 | Salamander
    I have the consent of Salamander to post this. In the interest of clarity for those undecided about Terri's quality of life and her potential for recovery, I post Salamanders story. A fascinating take on the nature of brain injury and its effects on consciousness.I have no frontal lobe. It was destroyed in an accident in 1981. All that's filling up the space is scar tissue and spinal fluid. Apparently I'm still functioning and "thinking" to some extent. I won't bore you with the details of the damage I also sustained in my temporal and parietal lobes and cerebellum. Suffice...