Dead Cat Walking

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[K3LTR0N]

weird!

[Poltergeist]

So from this I assume they concluded that walking/running/etc is more muscle-reflex and not really controlled by the brain?

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So from this I assume they concluded that walking/running/etc is more muscle-reflex and not really controlled by the brain?

This is an old video of a cat exhibiting 3 different gait patterns as a treadmill is run at different speeds. Remarkably the cat was made decerebrate for the purpose of the experiment. This has lead researchers to the hypothesis that, when a quadruped walks/trots/gallops (or walks/runs in the case a biped), minimal control comes from the brain, and most of the control is computed morphologically through an implicit feedback structure in the bio-mechanical design. This phase transition phenomenon is still an active research area in the field of Passive Dynamic Locomotion..

Ayup.

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Also for those of you interested in further experiments where batshit insane scientists keep dead animals alive, here is a russian experiment where they kept just a dog head alive.  I've heard it's fake, not entirely sure.

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sort of explains why it doesn't feel like any effort goes into walking once you start

[RobClock]

frightening.

[Blue]

Finally proof that running zombies are possible.

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Also for those of you interested in further experiments where batshit insane scientists keep dead animals alive, here is a russian experiment where they kept just a dog head alive.  I've heard it's fake, not entirely sure.

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How can it's head move when it's neck muscles aren't connected to anything?

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face muscles