Ann and Seth Leeb knew that young children who undergo hemispherectomy can often thrive with just half a brain. So they devoted themselves to providing their daughter wi… See more

So Granovetter and a team of scientists set out to study face and word recognition in 40 people, ages 6 to 38, who'd lost half their brain early in life. Mora was one of them. Ann and S… See more

During an interview with Mora, both her abilities and deficits were apparent. So was her outgoing personality and curiosity about the world. Mora began by telling me a joke: "How do yo… See more

Mora Leeb, who didn't use sentences until she was 6 and a half, now loves to watch game shows involving words and phrases. "Do not call our house between seven and eight in the … See more