Headless chicken theory

[ScarletDagger 88]

OK. So please tell me im not the only one to think about this recently. I've never seen it in rl so I don't believe it's true. But I've been hearing the phrase "run around like a chicken with it's head cut off". But how can it do that? After you think:

 

1: cutting off the head cuts off any connection to the brain.

 

2: you need your brain to move.

 

3: when the head is removed, the chicken isn't squawking in pain.

 

Like I said. I've never seen it in rl but I have seen it in movies and TVs shows. what do you guys think about this?

Edited March 6, 2012 by ScarletDagger

[Zalgo 593]

It can do that, I've seen my cousins behead chickens at the farm and they squirmed around after their head was cut off. Slightly disturbing.

[Legit101 300]

If you cut off a gecko tail it squirms around for ages.

Magic man.

Edited March 6, 2012 by Lucifer

[FLARE 952]

What about thinks like reflexes?

[SrFrog 927]

Well, Mike the chicken lived for up to 2 years withouth a head with just parts of it's brain. Though that more or less could be attributed to basic motor functions.

[Swoop 2,278]

1: cutting off the head cuts off any connection to the brain.

 

Interestingly enough, depending on the location of the sever on the neck, the brain stem of the chicken may still remain partially or completely attached to the rest of the body. In many animals (chickens included), the brain stem is responsible for the control of basic functions, such as breathing and heart rate regulation, as well as reflex actions. While the animal is consciously brain-dead, from a biological perspective, it's still yet to be deceased. Of course, the chicken is likely to perish soon after decapitation, due to loss of blood, starvation, or similar factors.

[Klopp 2,050]

Interestingly enough, depending on the location of the sever on the neck, the brain stem of the chicken may still remain partially or completely attached to the rest of the body. In many animals (chickens included), the brain stem is responsible for the control of basic functions, such as breathing and heart rate regulation, as well as reflex actions. While the animal is consciously brain-dead, from a biological perspective, it's still yet to be deceased. Of course, the chicken is likely to perish after a while due to loss of blood, or starvation.

 

Why is it that every time I have an answer to a question, I enter the topic only to find that you have already thrust your knowledge on the subject into the thread, before I have a chance to respond. You've done this about 300 or so times now

 

Anyways, Swoop is 100% correct here, the chickens brain stem is often still attached, which allows the chicken to run around like a chicken with it's head cut off of course

 

There is a true story of a chicken that survived beheading, while being fed with an eyedropper for 18 months before finally dying. If you're at all interested, here is the story of Mike, the headless chicken.

Edited March 6, 2012 by Klopp