Scientific mystery: Man living with 90% of his brain missing

https://bigthink.com/life/the-medical-mystery-of-a-man-living-with-90-of-his-brain-missing/

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DavidGarcia@feddit.nl · 19 pts · 2y

they promised me they wouldn't tell anyone :(

Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y

Yea I know, my racist uncle still posts on Facebook.

pensa@kbin.social · 7 pts · 2y

It's bullshit they released my mri images. That's a Hippo violation and I'm going to sue!

FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Well, you only use 10% of your brain, so I just scooped out the other 90% to save space

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

God knows what you could use that free room to carry

foofiepie@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Works as a civil servant

Makes perfect sense.

Disaster@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 2y (1 reply)

As a Civil Servant... definitely a manager, too.

ivanafterall@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

Without spoiling doctor-patient confidentiality: this patient was recently the literal president of the United States.

SleepyWheel@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 2y

The article suggests consciousness is produced by the brain's ability to learn about itself, and doesn't depend on any particular physical brain structure. This makes me think LLMs real LM y could become conscious with the right feedback mechanisms