After death, can the brain have feelings such as sadness?

Question

Once a person is dead, does not person feel sadness at his/her passing away?

Answer 1

Technically, no. The brain ceases all function at death. I don't know why anyone, after the fact, would feel sad about their death. You think their spirit would feel contentment once they were off this planet. Besides, funeral are for the living. You mourn for the survivors. They are the ones that are in pain.

Answer 2

Religions also disagree. traditional christian denominations generally teach that the souls of the dead live on in a place or condition of heaven or hell. many non-christians believe in the transmigration or reincarnation of souls at death. still others believe the dead will never live again, that this life is all there is.
Religions offer a variety of answers, some credible and some beyond belief. their explanations often contradict one another, adding to the confusion and uncertainty about what happens after death. some teach that people are born with immortal souls; some say people are immortal souls. many believe that after death the soul is conscious and proceeds to a literal place or condition of bliss or torment. others teach that upon death the soul is absorbed into a "greater consciousness." some expect to be reincarnated, coming back to earth as another person or as an animal.
Can we pinpoint just what death is are we immortal souls Are we conscious after we die are we destined to go somewhere to experience some form of reward or punishment what is really going to happen when we die much misunderstanding about death is directly related to confusion concerning the "soul." what is a soul does it exist If it exists, is it separate from the physical body does it live on after death.
In the Bible death is described as a state of total unconsciousness devoid of awareness, knowledge or perception (Psalm 6:5; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10). If we accept the Bible's description of death, we realize that those who returned to consciousness or were revived and later related their experiences were not really dead but in some unconscious state.
Researchers have found that the human nervous system and brain operate largely through electrical impulses. The brain requires blood and oxygen to properly function, and when breathing or blood circulation is impaired the brain begins to malfunction. If these functions are interrupted long enough, the brain eventually ceases all activity.
Some researchers conclude that the unusual sensations, including lights and sounds, reported by those revived after being clinically dead can be attributed to malfunctions of the nervous system and brain brought about by the shock to the body brought on by nearly dying. After death a person is unconscious, waiting for God to call him from the grave and restore him to life. For some, as we will see, the "change" will be an astounding transformation, even more amazing than the dead being raised to life again.
Some are put off by the thought of eternal life. Some feel this life is painful and difficult enough, so why would anyone want to live forever? Others may think that eternity sounds vague and uninteresting, that if it means they have to give up pleasure in this lifetime it just isn't worth the effort. They would rather experience all the good times they can for now and worry about eternity some other time.
learning more about life, death and what happens after death should make quite an impact on how we live. that knowledge should make us pause and consider what use we are making of the precious gift of life and whether we are using it to prepare for the eternal life God is offering us.
understanding the meaning of life, death and what follows this physical life can give us comfort and hope in the face of death. It should also have a great impact on the kind of people we are, motivating us to live carefully and make wise choices.

Answer 3

Brain continues to send out electrical wave signals approximately 37 hours. So, maybe sadness could occur but proof of that would be hard to verify being that a dead body cannot speak to tell another human this.

Answer 4

That's a good question. According to the Bible, the death of the body is like being asleep and the mind is conscious of nothing, so there would be no sadness. Upon resurrection, the Bible says there'll be no more tears, and we won't be mindful of anything that used to worry us. So, again, no sadness. I think the only people that feel sad when someone dies are the folks left behind here in the dark world to miss them!

Answer 5

It has been proven that the brain can go on living for a very short time (like less than a minute) after the heart has stopped. So I suppose it's possible, but I'd imagine that if they have any emotions, fear is more likely than sadness.

Answer 6

By definition death is the stopping of brain activity. So there is no conscious of any kind anymore.

This answer depends on religious beliefs, of course. Religious persons believe that conscience (the soul) never dies but just the body.

Answer 7

not the brain but the soul . and the evidence for example is when a son of a dead man has some problems his father feel that his son in a problem so he get to his son,s dream to get some calm to his son or getting a solving to these problems.
BUT I think it happens only a strong relating between the dead man and the alive one. this relation could be love or hate but strong

Answer 8

I think that they definitely know that they are gone and just seeing all their loved ones so upset, I think they feel the sadness, their soul anyway. I think that the sadness goes away if they go to heaven since it is supposed to be so beautiful & peaceful. Im sure they can still see everything going on with loved ones

Answer 9

1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. When the world thinks of Heaven it thinks of beautiful scenery, or various perks, or something vaguely called "happiness." To be sure, Heaven will be the most beautiful place imaginable and it will indeed involve a New Earth, not simply vaporous spooks floating in the Vast Nowhere. But that's not what captures the biblical imagination. Rather, the supreme joy of Heaven is that we shall see God Himself "face to face." That is the essence of beatitude. Jesus, in the Beatitudes is, so to speak, training our eyes to see the face of God in the poor, the mourning, the meek, the persecuted, and all the others whom He names "blessed." If you want to see God's face, that is where you must look.

Answer 10

When one goes to the life beyond (if you believe in it), one can be sad a second before he dies that he is dieing assuming he dies peacfully and if not and he gets to the life beyond if he's sad that he has passed away then it's not good at all cause he has to rejoice for living a different kind of life