脑组织缺损个体的生命弹性
Resilience of life in those with cerebral defects

人没脑就无法存活，这是人们普遍认可的一个医学基本常识。脑是目前已知的最为复杂的结构，也 是人体最重要的器官。脑，既是人体生命中枢，又是情感、思维等认知活动的物质基础，但此论断仍存诸多困 惑。本文通过列举医学实践中发现的部分脑组织严重缺损的个体生命存活案例，探讨“生命对脑的依赖程度”及 其折射出的生命内在机能自我调整的巨大弹性，为客观认识脑与生命的关系拓宽思路。
It has been accepted commonly as a basic common sense that people can not live without a brain. The human brain is not only the most complex structure as far as we know, but also the most important organ of our body. However, it still confuses us that the human brain is the vital center and the material basis of cognitive activities such as memory, emotion and thinking. Here we present a case series of lives without a complete brain to show the survival with severe cerebral defects, which help to expand ideas on the relationship between the brain and life