ABSTRACT
Prof. John Lorber looked at the brain scan of the student in front of him. The student was studying for a Maths degree and had a recorded IQ of 126. The student had been referred to Lorber by the university campus doctor who noticed that his head was slightly larger than normal. Knowing Lorber's research interests into hydrocephalus he thought that the student might be worthy of further investigation. The brain scan showed that the student had practically no brain at all. The Lorber case study provides a fascinating peek into the workings of the brain, but rather than providing evidence of its redundancy it provides further evidence of its amazing adaptability and complexity. Lorber used a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan technique to view the internal structure of the brain. More advanced brain scanning techniques have shown that the cerebral cortex is not lost or destroyed but compacted into the smaller space available.
