The cerebellum is an area attached to the brain that is essential for the proper functioning of our nervous system. Located in the brain, its main function is to integrate the sensory and motor pathways . The cerebellum connects the information received by the senses to send and control the orders that the cerebral cortex sends to the locomotive system.

A woman has lived 24 years without a cerebellum… and is expecting a baby

In fact, this is what was believed until now. The scientific publication Brain has reported in recent days the curious case of a 24-year-old Chinese woman who, after undergoing several medical examinations to find out the cause of the vomiting, dizziness and discomfort she was suffering from, has discovered that she does not have a cerebellum . Needless to say, this has caused stupefaction in both the patient and the scientific community.

In addition, the young woman without a cerebellum is pregnant, as confirmed by Brain . The pregnancy did not appear to have any complications and no history of neurological disorder has been detected among her relatives. However, it has been highlighted that the mother of the young woman confirmed that the motor and communication development of the patient was late. According to her words, she did not manage to walk without help until the age of six and her ability to communicate was delayed until the age of seven. Delays that, as it is easy to deduce, occurred as a consequence of not having a cerebellum.

One of nine documented cases of people without a cerebellum

The young woman is one of the nine adults who, in a documented way, have managed to survive childhood despite not having a cerebellum . Of these nine cases, six are women and three are men.

The strange case of this Chinese woman demonstrates the wonderful capacity of our brain to adapt to survival in the most inhospitable conditions. In this case, even lacking one part, the cerebellum, which is considered essential for the execution of basic functions. It shows this, too, that the brain system is capable of replacing the functions and compensating for the missing parts .