do you know what happens to the brain when we die

Question: do you know what happens to the brain when we die
- Keywords:
  brain,
  death
Asked by anon-355215 on 17 Mar 2023. This question was also asked by anon-354975.
- Eileen Xu answered on 17 Mar 2023:
  
  I’m not completely sure. I know that when people die, the oldest part of the brain called the brain stem stops functioning. The brainstem is what controls things like breathing and keeping your heart beating – so even though someone could be on life support to keep those functions going, they could never survive on their own if the brainstem stops working,
- Joanne Cummings answered on 20 Mar 2023:
  
  The brain communicates by sending chemical impulses within the brain’s network and to other parts of the body. I presume this communication ceases when we die.

Question: do you know what happens to the brain when we die