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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSrIkUXwsNk

Discuss. Is this possible with a human head? Why not?

>> No.5053185

Sure, if you could get enough oxygen and nutrition to it.

A human brain has far higher metabolic requirements than a canine's.

>> No.5053198

>>5053185

So, is it possible right now with current science? I want to see a functioning human head without a body damnit.

>> No.5053199

wow that's sick, I couldn't watch to the actual part with the dog.

>> No.5053294

>>5053181
>>5053198
It's been done with apes, so I don't see why not. They even attached the severed head of an ape to an ape's body (might've been the original body, might've been another body, I don't remember). The ape reacted to external stimuli, but was paralyzed from the neck down, probably because they didn't or couldn't reconnect the nerves.

You can find a video of it on youtube. The experiment was conducted by Americans.

>> No.5053347

>>5053294
Can't find it, please provide source.

>> No.5053381

>>5053347
Couldn't find the exact video I was talking about after 10 seconds of googling, so I gave up. Another 10 seconds of googling got me this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8On7rktFZME

I apologize; it was a monkey, not an ape.

>> No.5053387

>>5053381
2:25 and onwards is pertinent.