How do people survive after being beheaded?

A recent experiment hypothesized, human consciousness still exists even though it was beheaded .

Historically, beheading was considered one of the heaviest punishments for criminals. Due to the brutal nature, this form of execution has now been abolished worldwide.

However, when it comes to beheading punishment, most of us have a feeling of fear. However, the interesting thing is that scientists are very interested, interested in understanding this problem. The reason is because they want to find out whether after being beheaded, people still have awareness and awareness. Let's learn this through the article below.

From strange phenomena in history .

If true to simple simple thoughts, when the head leaves the neck, the brain has no supply of blood, people will end life. At that time, without emotion, without feeling, awareness . we will no longer feel, be aware of anything.

However, historical documents document a few strange cases, those who, after being beheaded, can still open their eyes, get angry . This story inspired scientists. continue to deepen research.

The first two cases recorded a reaction after beheading were Queen Anne Boleyn (1501-1536) and King Charles I (1625 - 1649) of England. It can be said that these are quite rare cases because they are beheaded by swords and axes, not by guillotine.

Portrait of Queen Anne Boleyn

. and her death

According to many scientists, before the guillotine was born, the execution by beheading with blades, swords, axes often had to use a lot of slashes to succeed. And when the head is not completely removed from the neck, it is natural for people to remain aware.

But the case of Queen Anne Boleyn and King Charles is different. Accordingly, even if the head leaves the neck in the first slash, both can still try to talk after being beheaded.

Portrait of King Charles I of England

. and his image was beheaded in the field

By the eighteenth century, when the guillotine was invented by the French and popularly used the French revolutionary posture, the situation was improved. With a normal weight of more than 80kg and a blade at an altitude of 4.3m, no prisoner could survive when the guillotine blade was dropped. But one strange thing is, there are people who "live" after their heads leave their necks.

Charlotte Corday's portrait when imprisoned in prison .

Typically is the case of Charlotte Corday - a famous girl in France after the French revolution. She was found guilty of death and execution by the guillotine in 1793 on charges of assassinating the famous leader Jean-Paul Marat.

At the school, after the blade of the guillotine was dropped, a carpenter named Legros, who was unable to control his anger, picked up Charlotte's head and slapped her cheek. And surprisingly, the witnesses then told them that the assassin's face was wrinkled, showing an expression of indignation against the carpenter's actions.

. and Charlotte's image before being executed by a guillotine

In 1795, according to German doctor Sommering's report, a beheaded victim even gritted his teeth when he saw a doctor poke his anus with his finger. At that time, the victim had 'left the head'.

Finally, the most famous is still the criminal case of Henri Languille. After being executed, Henri's eyes remained open and called the executioner for 25-30 seconds.

. to the scientific hypothesis .

Scientists have spent a lot of time and effort researching these phenomena with the desire to answer the question: 'Are people still conscious after being beheaded?' A group of experts conducted an experiment in 2011 at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands to find out the answer.

Accordingly, they attached to the heads of mice to test an EEG. After that, they cut off their heads and proceeded to measure the brain waves of the severed head. The results showed that, in about 4 seconds, the brain waves of mice still exist with the frequency of 13-100Hz. This frequency means that, 4 seconds above is 4 seconds of brain rat still conscious and aware.

By extrapolation , the group of experts said that the phenomenon may exist in humans. After the head is cut, for a few seconds, the brain continues to function because of the amount of blood available in the head. Only when there is no more blood coming to the brain, can people really die, no longer feeling, aware of anything else.