When you die, this is what happens to your body

The video explores the concept of optimism bias and its role in survival, explaining how our brains prefer positive information. It discusses the inevitability of death and introduces the topic of what happens to our bodies after death. The video outlines medical criteria for declaring death, such as checking for breathing, heartbeat, and consciousness. It also describes obvious signs of death in extreme scenarios and provides a timeline of physical changes post-death, including decomposition and rigor mortis. Finally, it presents death as a natural biological process.

Discuss the psychological aspects of how people cope with the concept of death.

What is postmortem lividity and how does it manifest in a deceased body?

How does the body cool down after death, and what is this process called?

What role do microbes play in the decomposition process after death?