"The Women With a Hole in Her Brain"

I found this article extremely interesting. It is absolutely amazing that this woman was able to go about so much of her life normally when her entire cerebellum was missing. Despite the lack of the cerebellum, her brain was still able to fill that spot with cerebrospinal fluid in order to protect the brain against disease and act as a sort of cushion. There has never been a report of someone living through their adult life because people with the lack of a cerebellum die young and this missing part is only discovered in the autopsy. Since the cerebellum controls motor functions and the ability to speak, it is amazing that how even without it, this woman was still able to learn how to walk and talk. That just goes to show how adaptable the brain is.

Without the pons, the person would not be able to control their facial muscles, look from side to side, hear, and much more. Without all of those things, a person could still survive. However, sections of the lower pons help to control and stimulate the intensity of breathing while sections of the upper pons decrease depth and frequency of breaths. A person would not be able to survive without their pons. If there was damage to the pons, the person may find an effect on their sleeping patterns and habits as the pons has control of the sleep cycle.