A person remains conscious for a few seconds after being decapitated? I don’t really see how this would be different than suffocating (losing consciousness and eventual tissue death from lack of oxygen), but am I missing something obvious? (I often do…)
Sounds like the thrill of a lifetime.
Sorry.
Thank you. I didn’t see that the question had already been answered. 
Welcome to the SDMB, BewareTheLlama. I have changed your thread title from Is it true that… to Consciousness after decapitation. In the future please try to choose more descriptive titles.
bibliophage
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No need for the face, BewareTheLlama - there’s a tremendous amount of knowledge stored up on Cecil’s columns and on the SDMB, so it’s easy to miss stuff when you first join. Welcome to the SDMB and have fun!