I mean if all theyre other organs not functioning then why would the brain still be?
2007-01-15 06:53:12 · 15 answers · asked by bargod 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The virus somehow manages to keep the brain alive, or at least parts of it. Since the brain sends impulses to the muscles, destroying the brain is the only way to stop a zombie.
2007-01-15 06:58:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The brain is what is reactivated- the primitive part of the cerebral cortex that triggers the reflex needs; eating, survival, etc.
If not for the electrical impulses sent out by the brain then the body cannot function. That is why separating the head from the body will result in a functioning head- but a non-functioning body. And, why destroying the brain itself is the only full stop to a zombie.
2007-01-15 13:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by Doug M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The brain is not active except for on an instinctual level. Something, whether it be top secret government nerve gas or radiation, has triggered the zombie to seek out it's primary instinct-- to feed. Since these instinctual behaviors reside in the brain, destroying it robs the zombie of its driving stimulant (ie instinct).
2007-01-15 07:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by Count D Money 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The brain is in charge of the functions of the body. It is the regulator. If it is destroyed, the body will cease to function. It is the same in a living creature as it is in a living dead one. Without the brain no body can function - unless you are a cockroach
2007-01-15 06:57:29 · answer #4 · answered by The Pope 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the limbs and the rest of the body to moves, there needs to be electrical impulses. The brain is like the battery - remove it, and you have an incomplete circuit, and thus, a dead zombie.
2007-01-15 10:00:34 · answer #5 · answered by sincarnato 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The truth is that the only reanimated organ is the brain stem which is responsible for only the basic functions and needs so damage that and your done!
2007-01-15 15:06:13 · answer #6 · answered by chapman_red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have to die some way or the other.
The part of the brain controlling body movement was probably functioning.
2007-01-15 07:12:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is where their zombie life force is stored. It leaks out when you put a hole in it.
2007-01-15 06:57:12 · answer #8 · answered by True Dat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-15 07:39:46 · answer #9 · answered by Gabby the Ghost Hunter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because shooting them in the leg would make no sense!
2007-01-15 06:56:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋