The Woman with a Hole in Her Brain Article

Today I read the article "The Woman with a Hole in Her Brain." There is a 24 year old woman who lives in the Shandong Province of China who has been living with a major part of her brain gone. Before the article explained the affects of having that part of the brain lost, the article made an emphasis on how the brain is very adaptable. Without that part, it still managed to function. Anyway, she was missing her cerebellum which is also known as the "little brain." The cerebellum controls movement and balance and giving us the ability to communicate orally and physically. This explains why she learned how to walk at the late year of 7 and talked with clear speech at 6 years old.

After reading the article I decided to research what would happen if someone had either a severely damaged or missing transverse fissure. The transverse fissure is a deep groove that is located between the cerebrum and cerebellum. I feel like the brain could probably still function properly without the transverse fissure because it only acts a a divider. As long as the cerebrum and cerebellum (helps with the main functions of our body), are present and functioning properly, with or without a transverse fissure should be okay.