The information in the thread involves the brain stem controling motor functions. I must say, that it seems the most logical process would involve some kind of virus leading to the destruction of the cortex: the part of the brain that controls higher thought, leaving both the brain stem as well as other parts of the brain active, leaving only the primitive instincts of hunt, kill, survive. Saying that they are DEAD is kind of misleading, because once they are dead, they are dead, and some virus won't re-activate the brain. They are just, for all intents and purposes, dead to the world, with no perception beyond their continued hunt. Also, saying they can go without sleep, or that bleeding will make no difference, also doesn't make any sense. If the blood stops flowing to muscles, the cells die, and they don't move, no matter how much a virus tells them to. Blood WILL matter. So will sleep, as the tissues of the body will simply over-strain and die without rest. Zombies, like humans, will need to rest, or they will just collapse without it.

But all this leads to the very unpleasant solution that zombies will be FAST. They will be as fast as they were in life, only now they will be willing to chase you down to the point where they can no longer physically keep running.

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