Researchers from OU’s Department of Psychology made a startling and well anticipated discovery this week concerning the philosophical dilemma of life after death.  After months of monitoring brain activity of deceased OU alumni, researchers were able to map images created by the brain that resembled the patient in a constant state of driving around parking lots trying to find a parking spot.  Analysis shows that patients who were classified as having immoral or unethical lifestyles were more subject to being tricked by motor bikes and compact cars hidden by surrounding parked cars.  Certain areas of these subjects’ brains were active that correspond to same areas of the brain that are active when phrases such as “Are you fucking kidding me”, and “Yes! Finally a sp- ah you bitch!” are processed.  Further analysis shows that some subjects eventually found a spot, although some did not have a parking pass and were either ticketed or towed.  “The implication of that particular analysis implies that, unfortunately, those subjects were not destined to find a parking spot, if you know what I mean,” said Psychology graduate student Parker Shaw, a co-author of the study.  He continued, “Further research is needed to determine if searching in certain parking areas such as the duck pond or the Jenkins Avenue parking garage leads to an increased probability in finding a spot, or if following people walking to cars or offering rides to parked cars also contributes to this probability.”  The study establishes a monumental step in discovering what happens after death, and researchers hope that people will consider how long they will have to look for parking spot for motivation to live a more honorable life, or perhaps even consider riding a bike to campus.