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Re:Infection inflicts a persistent decrease in IQ: study wit... by MaysonL on Monday May 25, 2015 @06:04PM (#9601923)
The brain is also quite resilient. I got shot in the head a few decades ago (.22, luckily) with skull fracture and moderate brain damage – mainly a large hole in my visual field, with occasional visual migraines. Intellectually, I seem to have mainly lost a few steps as far as 3d visualizations are concerned, otherwise still about +3 sd IQ.
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Re:Infection inflicts a persistent decrease in IQ: study wit... by farresito on Monday May 25, 2015 @06:19PM (#9601968)
Glad to hear you are doing so well! Yes, I completely agree with you the power of the brain to heal itself is amazing. I'm also quite excited by what things are coming in the next ten or twenty years. A good diet probably does wonders, too.

I've been suffering from health issues for the past four years. That's why I'm interested in the brain (I suffer from extreme brain fog, and by extreme I really mean extreme; I can't have a conversation with anyone face to face, and I even have some issues when chatting with people. It takes a long time to really think about what I need to say. I still cannot understand how I'm managing to go through college).

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