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The brain itself does not pulse, but it does have a blood flow. The veins and arteries do have a pulse.

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Can you have even a slight pulse after being pronounced dead?

Someone who's "only" brain dead can have a pulse - but otherwise, no.


How do you tell when a body is really dead?

When the brain is dead and has no signs of activity, when the heart completely stops and cannot be restarted, when there is no pulse or breathing and when the body is cold without breath, pulse and brain activity.


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Can your heart beat without getting information from the brain?

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What are the two criteria for thinking?

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Can you have even a slight or random pulse after being pronounced dead?

Technically no. If your heart stops beating there should be no pulse. The only thing you should have left are feeble brain waves fading as death takes over entirely. The brain is always the last to die.


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