One of many amazing things about the human brain is that it has expendable parts.
Surgeons can remove some parts of the brain without affecting how it functions.
This ability has improved the lives of many people who suffer from epilepsy. We give an 8-hour neuropsychological test to someone, and after the surgery, they score exactly the same. Silbergeld practices at UW Medical Center and the Regional Epilepsy Center at Harborview Medical Center. Dr. George Ojemann pioneered many of the techniques of brain surgery for epilepsy. In epilepsy, a brain injury sets off nerve cells that then recruit other nerve cells to join in an electrical storm.