why do bodies look so different when they’re dead?

Question

I 23(f) have lost two close friends in horrific circumstances over the last few years. Can anyone explain to me why bodies,
particularly faces, looks so different after death – is it because they’ve been embalmed, or is it the human brain not being able to process what they’re seeing infront of them? Apologies if this is too gruesome for this sub, i think this might be me grieving and just trying to find some way to understand why.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Uncanny valley also comes into play. Our natural instinct is to avoid death and disease so things that we perceive as unnatural give us a “weird feeling”