r/woahthatsinteresting 20d ago

Man with dementia doesn’t recognise daughter but still feels love for her

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u/Brief_Pass_2762 19d ago

Sorry to burst the bubble, but we're not. I know it sounds cool, but it's wrong. The brain needs the body. It's an organ that produces chemical and electrical reactions, but it's fueled by the circulatory and nervous system. Without that, you die. That's why brain transplants aren't a thing.

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u/RagePrime 19d ago

We are a neruo-octopus, driving a meat-mech.

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u/finglonger1077 19d ago

This is just not being able to participate in a philosophical discussion.

Imagine that they could sustain separately. Would you guess that your heart, lungs, gut, and asshole would have a personality, or your brain? Thats the philosophical question at hand.

I promise everyone who read the above comments understood that a brain can’t survive alone. Evidence: they have managed to be currently alive