![A screen shows the process of mapping the patient's brain to preserve the five languages she speaks as surgeons work to remove a cavernoma at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZL4DBRVQ25DPHCH354YF6JI434.jpg?auth=e3260a9f9f6ee3c86b03ffce209978748c09d22b47df46fe89278a828ed0edbf&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
Awake despite an open skull: The complex surgery to save Ani’s five languages
A woman with a vascular malformation in her brain undergoes a peculiar medical intervention. While she is fully conscious, neurosurgeons map the language areas before removing the lesion to protect her vast linguistic skills