<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Before 1950 studies were done where rats learned to run a maze, then had some brains removed. Turned out that it did not matter what part they removed, only how much (bet they didn't remove the hippocampus, though.) bill w<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Henry Rivera <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hrivera@alumni.virginia.edu" target="_blank">hrivera@alumni.virginia.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>I believe I recall reading about such experiments being done on dogs and monkeys long ago. I can't provide a reference however. </div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>-Henry </div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Sep 14, 2014, at 2:20 AM, Jukka Liukkonen <<a href="mailto:jukka.liukkonen@iki.fi" target="_blank">jukka.liukkonen@iki.fi</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">I wonder how large portions of a human body could be removed and it could still function somewhat normally.<div><br></div><div>Maybe we could create a list?</div><div><br></div><div>- parts of brain</div><div>- another kidney</div><div>- appendix</div><div>- some or all teeth (if replaced)</div><div>- some fingers and toes (but which could be removed?)</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">This is just a hypothetical list, I hope no one goes to a surgeon with this list haha<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>br,</div><div>Jukka <div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.murrur.fi/" target="_blank">http://www.murrur.fi/</a><br>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-09-13 20:07 GMT+03:00 BillK <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pharos@gmail.com" target="_blank">pharos@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Mirco Romanato wrote:<br>
> ... how many people are out there functioning basically normally<br>
> with missing brain parts or other organs.<br>
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> A lot more than we would suppose.<br>
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</span>Yes. For example, look up vascular dementia.<br>
This is a result of small strokes in the brain creating dead areas in the brain.<br>
These small strokes can happen at any time and usually go unnoticed<br>
until the damage gets bad enough. So many people carry on functioning<br>
after mini-strokes and protest that they feel fine.<br>
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A doctor told me that almost every time they do a brain scan they find<br>
dead areas in the brain.<br>
(Of course they are doing a scan because the patient has noticeable<br>
behavioural defects).<br>
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