• Question: Our science teacher said that if yoiu chop of the top of your head that means that you cant even feel it, and thyey dont even need to sedate you?

    Asked by dandelion to Mike, Tim, Tom on 5 Jul 2012.
    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 5 Jul 2012:


      I would agree. Cutting through a nerve doesn’t necessarily cause it to fire staright away, and you may be dead before you start to notice the damage.

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 5 Jul 2012:


      I’ve heard of people having brain surgery to cure things like personality disorders (at least, I think it was for personality disorder) whilst being wide awake.
      The surgeons kept them awake so that they could ask the patient questions whilst they were working (to know whether they were doing the right thing). I think that’s properly amazing.

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