Biological Death

What actually happens when we die?

Focus:

• Definitions: clinical death, brain death, cellular decay

• The biological cascade: apoptosis, autophagy, metabolic collapse

• Entropy and energy dissipation at the end of life

• Nervous system shutdown, DMT hypothesis, and final cognition

• The body’s “last efforts” to maintain coherence

Optional Cheatsheet: “What Happens When We Die? A Biological Breakdown”