The Woman With A Hole in Her Brain

A woman at age 24 finally realizes that a large part of her brain is missing. She finally resolved her unstable walking and incoherent speech from a young age due to the missing cerebellum. She is just one of nine people known to have part of their brain missing since most people die at a young age. Typically, problems with the cerebellum will lead to severe mental impairment, movement disorder, epilepsy, or fatal build-up of fluid in the brain. In the case of this woman, she has very mild symptoms which show how compatible our brain is.
The occipital lobe is responsible for visual perception. If there is damage to it, it could lead to loss of visual capability, difficulties with movement, an inability to identify colors, involuntary eye movements, and fine and gross motor skill difficulties. Sometimes, the person can even experience severe vision loss or total blindness. A person can live without an occipital lobe but there would be consequences involving visual deficits as a result. No other parts of the brain could take over this lobe as it is so unique in its different functions.