I’m a Scientist is like school science lessons meet the X Factor! School students choose which scientist gets a prize of $1000 to communicate their work.
Scientists and students talk on this website. They both break down barriers, have fun and learn. But only the students get to vote.
This zone is the Organs Zone. It has scientists studying health and disease in various parts  of our bodies. Who gets the prize? YOU decide!
I think your brain works best when it’s all there! There definitely some examples where it’s good to take some out. For example, if you have cancer, probably a good idea to take that out, and the brain will probably work better afterwards.
And if you have terrible epilepsy that caused by one particular part of the brain, sometimes it’s possible to remove that part of the brain to cure the epilepsy, and to stop more bran damage from occurring.
But generally, it’s best to keep all of it if you can! 😛
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As it stands (or sits rather!), the brain functions as best as it can. Removing things will only change how it functions, so I’m going to say no.
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Sometimes neurosurgeons cut connections of the brain to make the whole thing work better. For example, a hemispherectomy is when half of a brain is either removed or the connections are cut. This is a pretty drastic thing to do, and would only be done if the result would in fact be better! You might find this article interesting:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-when-half-brain-better-than-whole
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This is a really interesting question. There are case studies (a rare case involving just one person) where people who are born blind can develop amazing musical abilities. For example being able to tell what key is being played on a piano – perfect pitch. The theory underlying this is that the visual area’s that are not needed, step in and help out with the auditory/hearing areas… there’s more brain power dedicated to a sense.
All in all, taking out a piece of your brain when your brain is fully developed it not a good idea. The brain has already decided which areas cover what senses and functions and growing new connections isn’t a walk in the park.
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