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  2. Cadaveric spasm - Wikipedia

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    Cadaveric spasm is seen in cases of drowning victims when grass, weeds, roots or other materials are clutched, and provides evidence of life at the time of entry into the water. Cadaveric spasm often crystallizes the last activity one did before death and is therefore significant in forensic investigations, e.g. holding onto a knife tightly. [4]

  3. Lazarus sign - Wikipedia

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    Brain death - Lazarus sign. The Lazarus sign or Lazarus reflex is a reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients, [1] which causes them to briefly raise their arms and drop them crossed on their chests (in a position similar to some Egyptian mummies).

  4. Death drive - Wikipedia

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    Melanie Klein and her immediate followers considered that "the infant is exposed from birth to the anxiety stirred up by the inborn polarity of instincts—the immediate conflict between the life instinct and the death instinct"; [2] and Kleinians indeed built much of their theory of early childhood around the outward deflection of the latter ...

  5. 10 weird things that can kill you almost instantly - AOL

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    The spice, in larger quantities, has a hallucinogenic effect, and when consumed in excess can cause psychosis and death. Number 5.Underestimating a cow. 22 a year. That is how many annual U.S ...

  6. Startle response - Wikipedia

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    In animals, including humans, the startle response is a largely unconscious defensive response to sudden or threatening stimuli, such as sudden noise or sharp movement, and is associated with negative affect. [1] Usually the onset of the startle response is a startle reflex reaction.

  7. For rats and humans, ticklish is a state of mind - AOL

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    Scientists think tickling and laughter have a social role — in humans and in other animals, including rats. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

  8. Instinctive drowning response - Wikipedia

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    The instinct takes place for typically no longer than the final 20–60 seconds during drowning and before sinking underwater. [3] In comparison, a person who can still shout and keep their mouth constantly above water may be in distress, but is not in immediate danger of drowning compared to a person unable to do so.

  9. Worm that jumps from rats to human brains invades ... - AOL

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    The CDC concerned about ‘possible threat to the health of humans’ in study on rat lungworm Worm that jumps from rats to human brains invades southeastern US Skip to main content