Today I read an article titled "the girl with a hole in her brain". She is one of 9 living people who have been diagnosed with a missing cerebellum. If someone was to be missing this vital part of the organ they could possibly be severely mentally impaired, have movement disorders, or even epilepsy.But this women was different. What doctors can only describe as "less than would be expected",this women has only mild balance and speech problems. She's gone a whole 24 without noticing this problem until recently when she reported having dizziness and nausea. This led to a CAT scan and the discovery of the "hole" in her brain.
To discover more about the brains other parts I was assigned to research about the Transverse fissure. More specifically to see if we could live without it. The transverse fissure is long narrow opening or space that separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum. I couldn't find any information on if a person could or could not live without a cerebral transverse fissure. From what I can infer if the space was not their the cerebellum would just be more fused to the cerebrum.
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