A Quarter-Brained Man!

Some people really seem to live on four neurons: one for pissing, one for pooping, one for eating and one for sex. But the reality can sometimes leave us speechless. A French team got really stunt when they found a 44 year-old man with an unusually tiny brain, still able to live an entirely n... [ read more >> ]

The large black space shows the fluid that replaced much of the patient’s brain (left). For comparison, the images (right) show a typical brain without any abnormalities

Image comment: The large black space shows the fluid that replaced much of the patient’s brain (left). For comparison, the images (right) show a typical brain without any abnormalities
Image credits: Feuillet et al

The large black space shows the fluid that replaced much of the patient’s brain (left). For comparison, the images (right) show a typical brain without any abnormalities
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