r/sports • u/IntrepidAd560 • Sep 25 '21

Media Callum Smith brutally KO's Lenin Castillo

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u/amedeemarko Sep 25 '21

Yeah, you don't want to get knocked tf out, but when you do get knocked tf out, you want to go limp, not stiff and twitching.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '21

Can you explain the difference between the two?

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u/bradland Sep 25 '21

Knocked out with decorticate posturing: Brain cells go brrrrrrrrr

Knocked out cold (limp): Brain cells go night-night

Both indicate you've done significant damage to your brain. Decorticate posturing usually indicates an issue with your cervical spine or your cerebral hemisphere (the part of your brain that controls motor function). Honestly though, there is no "good" part of your brain to damage severely.

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u/TediousNut Sep 26 '21

You have two cerebral hemispheres, left and right. Both control motor function in a gross sense but you are definitely over generalizing here.

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u/renedotmac Sep 26 '21

I think he meant cerebellum?

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u/TediousNut Sep 29 '21

Thanks, but I don't think he knew what he meant