John Kettler Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Using the latest evidence, a team of French and Russian medical experts make the case that "incredibly modern" brain surgery performed on Kutuzov by Dr. Massot not only saved his life but set him up to beat Napoleon. I'm reasonable certain even the Napoleonic warfare grogs were unaware of this, which was publicly reported in mainstream media only today. Kutuzov was shot twice in the head (1774 and 1778) fighting the Turks, and it was the incredible skill of a French doctor who was with the Russian forces then that saved the man perhaps destined to save Russia. Kutozov's head wounds make grim reading even with today's neurosurgery! http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-brain-surgery-helped-mikhail-kutuzov-russia-defeat-napoleons-army-1513392 Actual source article in JNS (Journal of Neurosurgery) http://thejns.org/doi/full/10.3171/2015.3.FOCUS1596 Regards, John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Dear John: Next you'll be claiming the French collaborated with the enemy in World War Deux. Oh wait... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusto Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Ahh, so that' s why i always failed at those nasty math tests at school...i should have shot myself in the head a bit more often! It' s a bit counterintuitive that the violent and permanent destruction of large amounts brain mass leads to increased intellectual capabilities, but it makes perfect sense, doesnt it? Dont take the mockery to personally John . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bil Hardenberger Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Agusto, that is not unknown.. Savant Syndrome can be triggered with a brain injury: Most people with savant syndrome were born with their ability. But Jason Padgett is believed to be the only person on the planet with his unique skill, and he didn’t receive it until he was 30. After being brutally mugged and repeatedly kicked in the head 12 years ago, Padget woke the next day to find his normal world overlaid with complex mathematical formulas. He saw them everywhere he looked, and so he began to draw the things he saw. Instead of numbers, these drawings took the form of vastly intricate fractal shapes and geometric patterns. When neurologists scanned his brain, they found something incredible. Because part of his brain had been damaged, the brain was using other rarely used sections to compensate for the damaged part. By sheer dumb luck, the newly activated areas of his mind turned him into a mathematical genius. Link to others Edited July 31, 2015 by Bil Hardenberger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childress Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) New thread... Edited July 31, 2015 by Childress 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Brain damage would appear to be an oxymoron. I've certainly never considered it a drawback. Now if you'll excuse me: "My brain hurts." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Now if you'll excuse me: "My brain hurts." LOL I gawt a piece o brain lodged in moy ed! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusto Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Agusto, that is not unknown.. Savant Syndrome can be triggered with a brain injury: Link to others Oh i am aware of that,Bil, the thing is it' s just extremely unlikely to happen. I was just mocking John for is love of...well, let' s say the extraordinary and improbable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 http://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=6116 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 This article totally describes the guy currently occupying the (Canadian) Prime Minister's Office. And he "thinks" he has a shot at getting re-elected. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Mind you, I lay equal blame on those members of society with enough "water on the brain" to have elected him in the first place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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