The Woman with a hole in her brain

A woman had trouble walking and felt nauseous. When she entered a hospital, it was discovered that she was missing cerebellum. The cerebellum controls voluntary movement as well as balance. It made sense that the woman felt these symptoms throughout her life, but it was miraculous that how minor they were. Her case shows how the brain how the brain can adapt and compensate for missing functions.

If the brain's Brocca's area is responsible for language and speech production. If someone were missing this area, they would not be able to produce speech. They could still survive without it and still be able to understand speech. The Wernicke's area can partially compensate by helping the person understand and process speech.