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How long will the brain stay active after the head is severed

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No human experiments have been done to answer this, but anecdotes about the guillotine are that activity lasts up to 30 seconds.

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Source: BlueSci | www.bluesci.org

Description: Anecdotal evidence from executions during the French Revolution suggests that a head could respond up to thirty seconds after being removed from the body.

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Typically the brain, if deprived of an oxygen source for 4-6 minutes will be clinically dead. ChaCha!

Jun 03 2009, 04:39pm | Source: 6 Minutes Of Death - a comprehensive view - Wellsphere | www.wellsphere.com

If the head is severed, the brain will not receive oxygen. Within 4-6 minutes without oxygen, brain death occurs.

Apr 08 2009, 10:44am | Source: How long can the brain survive without supply of oxygen? | www.funtrivia.com
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