How long does the brain live after death?

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asked Nov 18, 2019 in Science by UnusualB (300 points)
How long does the brain live after death?

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answered Nov 22, 2019 by Shawn (99,990 points)
The brain can sometimes live as long as a few minutes to a few hours after death happens.

Although sometimes a person can be brain dead meaning the brain dies first and then the rest of the body such as the heart is still alive and pumping.

There have been some people who have had their head cut off in accidents and the head was still conscious for at least 10 to 15 minutes.

I have a friend who works for a fire department and he told me of an experience of having to go to a car accident involving a semi and a car and a guys head was cut completely off and when he arrived the head was still looking at him and blinking it's eyelids.

He said that was the creepiest experience he's experienced but he still is a firefighter.

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