{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Half Wits [Hemispherectomies]","description":"Want to lose 1.5 pounds fast? Get a hemispherectomy! Libby and Ruka discuss research on highly-functioning adults who, for medical reasons, had half their brains removed as kids. Key Words anatomical hemispherectomy, behavior, brain stem, cerebellum, cerebrum, chronic focal encephalitis, cognition, connectome, control\/executive, cortical dysplasia, default, dorsal attention, emotion, functional hemispherectomy, intelligence, functional network, hemispherectomy, limbic, parcel, perinatal stroke, plasticity, Rasmussen encephalitis, salience\/ventral attention, somatosensory\/motor, visual Old West Word of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac) Quincy Bonuses: puddin\u2019 foot, prairie chips, pop your corn References and Resources  Research Paper:  Intrinsic Functional Connectivity of the Brain in Adults with a Single Cerebral Hemisphere Related articles    How The Human Brain Rewires Itself After Half A Hemisphere Is Surgically Removed  What Is Brain Plasticity And Why Is It So Important?      Connect with us! FB @HeadshakeShow T @HeadshakeShow \u2018Sta @HeadshakeNinja Site headshake.show OR headshake.ninja   Music Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/) Source: http:\/\/incompetech.com\/music\/royalty-free\/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002 Artist: http:\/\/incompetech.com\/ Modified from original with volume fading and cuts &amp;nbsp; Disclaimer This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health. ","author_name":"Headshake","author_url":"https:\/\/headshake.show","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15905705\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/82872404"}