Kuru is a form or ritual and mortuary cannibalism practiced in papua new guinea. The family of the deceased will partake in the dismembering and eating of their loved one. they believe that it is so they always have a part of their family with them. Some tribes are aware of the effects of kuru while others seem to not be. Which brings the question if you know the effects of eating the human brain why still do it? Though there is a “ban” of the practice people still participate in the ritual.