For homework we read an article called "Woman of 24 found to have no cerebellum in her brain." This woman's case was particularly special because it is extremely rare to live without your cerebellum. In her childhood, it took her years longer to achieve basics skills like walking. The cerebellum controls balance, posture, coordination and speech. The most important take away from this article was how the brain was able to adapt and work even with the missing part.
Would a person survive without their frontal lobe or a damaged frontal lobe? The frontal lobe controls emotions, memory, language, and problem solving. People with damaged frontal lobe suffer from memory loss and they have been associated with risk taking. A person would be able to survive without their frontal lobe, but they would not be able to do much. They would be paralyzed.
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