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.worldEnglish
      18·
      11 months 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.deEnglish
        7·
        11 months ago

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