Hundreds of elongated skulls found in Perù - eviltoast

One of the hundreds of elongated skulls that were discovered in 1928 at Paracas Peninsula in Peru. Cranial deformation was practiced by the Paracas civilization (800-100 BCE) by tightly wrapping the head in cloth, during the first few years of life, in order to elongate the cranium

  • danielbln@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    18
    ·
    1 year ago

    The brain has incredile plasticity and can reform connectivity in the craziest circumstances. I wouldn’t rule out negative side effects (maybe hardcore headaches) but in terms of information flow I think the brain would be fine.

    • Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      1 year ago

      True, you might right. Especially since it’s done at such an early stage, the brain should be able to adapt