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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Oh, I forgot to mention that we can also do some weird experiments with rats. Teach a bunch of rats how to do a maze, or complete some task, and then surgically remove different bits of each of their brains.
Unless you really mess them up, they usually remember how to do the maze.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5001904/

It's why missing a chunk won't make the neurologist definitely say it's impaired someone's intelligence.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/22/1165131907/neuroplasticity-plasticity-glass-half-full-girl

It's an extreme case, but definitely indicative of how visual examination is just not great for assessing brain function.