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someone was alive and died the most painful way possible
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No, it's the dumping of neural transmitters as the brain dies.
Adrenaline is a painkiller, but you're not going to be juiced on adrenaline and calm. The calm is after
Is adrenaline the only pain-killing mechanism the brain has at its disposal?
What?
I just said it wasn't...
There's a whole bunch. Oxytocin, dopamine, really every endorphin is a painkiller.
I was just looking for clarification on how likely it is that adrenaline bears sole responsibility. Reading your earlier answers did not directly address this in a way I could understand. I think we've resolved it now though.