A Fijian man brought up in a chicken coop, could come to Auckland to help increase understanding of the human brain.
Sunjit Kumar was found abandoned in a coop when he was eight, left there by his parents.
He soon picked up the habits of the birds around him as he had little or no human contact.
Kumar used to peck at his food, make clucking noises and would hop around like a chicken.
His carer, Elizabeth Clayton, says the 36-year-old has the mental age of a one or two-year-old and is probably a one-of-a-kind, but has made remarkable progress since his rehabilitation.
She says ethics approval is required before he can come to New Zealand for testing.
Clayton doubt's he will ever be totally independent, but says there is a small chance he may learn to speak.
She says the brain scan results could help with understanding of other brain conditions, from dyslexia and brain damage to the effects of a stroke.
Kumar still cannot speak, but it looks as though he is beginning to understand certain words.
