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Hundreds of elongated skulls found in Perù (infosec.pub)
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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

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[–] Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This seems like it could fuck up the brain

[–] danielbln@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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 7 points 2 years ago

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