This question is a little complicated, but I need to know this for a book I'm writing. Say someone is shot in the head. lol. If the round just happened to only hit the part of the brain responsible for rational thought and consciouness and did not affect the more vital parts of the brain, could the person not only live, but function?
Meaning, if the part of the brain that was damaged was intact enough to provide just enough for the person to be aware of their surroundings and in a sense consciouness, would they be able to walk around, have decent motor skills, and do things such as open doors, walk down stairs, maybe even fight?
I know that if you did happen to be shot in the head and live you would probably be unconsciouness and if you walked around and such you would lose too much blood. But in theory, would you be able to function?
2007-12-20
14:04:24
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Devin M
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