When Caitlin McOmish contracted mumps as a baby, the collateral damage was devastating.
Her parents, Lachie and Janie McOmish, were told their daughter had irreversible brain damage and would never lead a normal life.
Twenty-seven years later, Dr Caitlin McOmish has completed a PhD and become a promising neuroscientist, whose recently published research examines physical and mental stimulation on the brain.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation September 4, 2007