Woman Normal with Half a Brain

(Wuhan, China) A 39-year-old local woman visited the hospital complaining of feeling weak and stiff. After testing, doctors discovered that she only had half of a brain.

Zhang Linhong, director of Neural Rehabilitation Department at the local hospital, said: "On the MRI scans we were surprised to see that she only has grey matter on the right side.

"Our usual understanding is that the left brain controls language. But this patient has no problem communicating with people."

The woman's mother said her daughter lives a very normal life.

"She graduated from high school with good marks. Her memory is very good. She remembers phone numbers and names immediately."

Feel free to make your own joke.

Notably, some patients with severe brain disease have half the brain surgically removed and they are generally able to function and lead full lives. The story of the Chinese woman is something else, though. She didn't have half her brain removed, rather she woke up to find it gone.