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The research mentioned in the article (which indicates no EEG activity): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7876463/

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One of the referenced articles is a wilder read, just even from the title: “Decapitation in Rats: Latency to Unconsciousness and the ‘Wave of Death’” (1).

This research is more than deserving of the Ig Nobel.

(1) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3029360/