rdrast

rdrast t1_jdb236e wrote

Yes, the autonomic system, keeping heart and lungs working can still keep running, even if the cerebral cortex is completely gone.

The autonomic system is deep in the brain, and is the ladt to go, normally.

ETA: at the point there is no higher brain function (stimulus to light, sound, pain) "You" are essentially dead, but the body can continue to function, since a basic thing is to keep going.

The autonomic systems really will keep going, provided oxygen and food.

Sometimes for years.

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rdrast t1_ir2obsi wrote

This is a pathetic attempt at more Muskovite Hype.

Humanoid robots have literally no place in any industry. We have thousands of robots, and transporters, that do things better, quicker, more reliably, and faster than something that walks slower than a toddler.

Robots currently transport, move, weld, inspect, and perform far better than any Musk Stock Pump. And always will.

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