Neuroplasticity Facts

A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.

Your brain's visual cortex rewires itself if you go blind, repurposing that area to process sound and touch with superhuman precision.