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  • S spsharma

    I am thinking what would be the implications if it is possible to transfer human brain ?

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    Because our thoughts(generated by the brain) make up our conscience and self-awareness, this procedure would be improperly named "Brain Transfer". Instead it should be called "Total Body Transfer" because if would ever going to wake up after such an operation you would realize that YOU live in a different body, not that you have a different brain.

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      I am thinking what would be the implications if it is possible to transfer human brain ?

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      Chris Buckett
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      Do you mean physically moving the brain from one body to another, or simply downloading all the information contained in a brain into another brain (possibly using a third temporary brain as backup storage)? TempBrain = YourBrain; YourBrain = MyBrain; MyBrain = TempBrain; I imagine it would be less painful than having your brain and spinal column removed and replaced (unless you could find a way to detatch the nerve endings from the brain, although I expect that HP Labs are probably working on some kind of connector - now, where's my nerve splicing tool?). :)

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        Do you mean physically moving the brain from one body to another, or simply downloading all the information contained in a brain into another brain (possibly using a third temporary brain as backup storage)? TempBrain = YourBrain; YourBrain = MyBrain; MyBrain = TempBrain; I imagine it would be less painful than having your brain and spinal column removed and replaced (unless you could find a way to detatch the nerve endings from the brain, although I expect that HP Labs are probably working on some kind of connector - now, where's my nerve splicing tool?). :)

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        PSK_
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        A small correction :) TempBrain = YourBrain; YourBrain = MyBrain; MyBrain += TempBrain;

        Regards, Prakash Kalakoti

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        • A Ashley van Gerven

          Well if Paris Hilton's brain was transferred to me, I'd think I'm so hot.

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          Cedric Moonen
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          Ashley van Gerven wrote:

          Paris Hilton's brain

          :confused: Uuh ? Does she have a brain ??


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            A small correction :) TempBrain = YourBrain; YourBrain = MyBrain; MyBrain += TempBrain;

            Regards, Prakash Kalakoti

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            Chris Buckett
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            Prakash Kalakoti wrote:

            MyBrain += TempBrain;

            Now that would be good. Just think how many brains you could add to your own. You could become superhuman. You could take over the world... Bwa ha ha ha.... :mad:

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              Ashley van Gerven wrote:

              Paris Hilton's brain

              :confused: Uuh ? Does she have a brain ??


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              PSK_
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              :laugh:

              Regards, Prakash Kalakoti

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              • S spsharma

                I am thinking what would be the implications if it is possible to transfer human brain ?

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                John M Drescher
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                Other than the skull problem I highly doubt that humans have the technology to connect the nerves for the spinal cord and if that was solved I am not sure how well a brain will take to rejection as the body will try to destroy the brain being that it considers it a foreign object. I wonder if anti-rejection drugs have been tested on brain tissue.

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                  A small correction :) TempBrain = YourBrain; YourBrain = MyBrain; MyBrain += TempBrain;

                  Regards, Prakash Kalakoti

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                  Lengthy one: I did rather prefer MyBrain += YourBrain; :)

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                  • S spsharma

                    Lengthy one: I did rather prefer MyBrain += YourBrain; :)

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                    Then what will happen to "backup storage" of YourBrain??

                    Regards, Prakash Kalakoti

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                    • S spsharma

                      That's one implication. The word 'I think' will then not exist. But then it depends -> If the body is 'I' or the brain is 'I'.

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                      John M Drescher
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                      I believe if my brain was transfered into a different body and my body a different brain I would consider the brain to be me as the body does not think. Although I know my brain would feel weird in a girls body.

                      John

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                      • C Cedric Moonen

                        Ashley van Gerven wrote:

                        Paris Hilton's brain

                        :confused: Uuh ? Does she have a brain ??


                        Cédric Moonen Software developer
                        Charting control [v1.2]

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                        ne0h
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                        Yeah she does, but the brain is in some other place of her body, not in the head.

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                          Yeah she does, but the brain is in some other place of her body, not in the head.

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                          Arindam Giri wrote:

                          Yeah she does, but the brain is in some other place of her body, not in the head.

                          Which part of body??;P

                          Regards, Prakash Kalakoti

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                            Do you mean physically moving the brain from one body to another, or simply downloading all the information contained in a brain into another brain (possibly using a third temporary brain as backup storage)? TempBrain = YourBrain; YourBrain = MyBrain; MyBrain = TempBrain; I imagine it would be less painful than having your brain and spinal column removed and replaced (unless you could find a way to detatch the nerve endings from the brain, although I expect that HP Labs are probably working on some kind of connector - now, where's my nerve splicing tool?). :)

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                            1. In case TempBrain not available what are the possibilities? 2. Either way I need to swap the content, if it is possible to just transfer the information it is good otherwise brain transplant will do.

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                              Do you mean physically moving the brain from one body to another, or simply downloading all the information contained in a brain into another brain (possibly using a third temporary brain as backup storage)? TempBrain = YourBrain; YourBrain = MyBrain; MyBrain = TempBrain; I imagine it would be less painful than having your brain and spinal column removed and replaced (unless you could find a way to detatch the nerve endings from the brain, although I expect that HP Labs are probably working on some kind of connector - now, where's my nerve splicing tool?). :)

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                              ne0h
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                              or like this ? Yourbrain = Yourbrain + Mybrain Mybrain = Yourbrain - Mybrain Yourbrain = Yourbrain - Mybrain :)

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                              • S spsharma

                                I am thinking what would be the implications if it is possible to transfer human brain ?

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                                Sylvester george
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                                Take an example, If both of us changed our brains, I do your works. You do my works. When I look at my face on the mirror, I will think that this is not my body somebody kept my brain here. But you think that I am a ghost and I entered into this body :confused: :(:^);P;):laugh::-D:)

                                Regards, Sylvester G sylvester_g_m@yahoo.com

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                                  1. In case TempBrain not available what are the possibilities? 2. Either way I need to swap the content, if it is possible to just transfer the information it is good otherwise brain transplant will do.

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                                  Chris Buckett
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                                  Swap two brains without using a third brain[^] (Using XOR) MyBrain = MyBrain ^ YourBrain; YourBrain = MyBrain ^ YourBrain; MyBrain = MyBrain ^ YourBrain; :)

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                                    or like this ? Yourbrain = Yourbrain + Mybrain Mybrain = Yourbrain - Mybrain Yourbrain = Yourbrain - Mybrain :)

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                                    or like this ? Yourbrain = Yourbrain + Mybrain; Mybrain = Yourbrain; // - Mybrain; Yourbrain = Yourbrain - Mybrain;

                                    Regards, Prakash Kalakoti

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                                      Because our thoughts(generated by the brain) make up our conscience and self-awareness, this procedure would be improperly named "Brain Transfer". Instead it should be called "Total Body Transfer" because if would ever going to wake up after such an operation you would realize that YOU live in a different body, not that you have a different brain.

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                                      Brady Kelly
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                                      No, no, no. Everybody knows that the seat of conciousness is the chakras, so you would have a new brain. be warned, the transfer may mess with your head chakras.

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                                      • C Chris Buckett

                                        Swap two brains without using a third brain[^] (Using XOR) MyBrain = MyBrain ^ YourBrain; YourBrain = MyBrain ^ YourBrain; MyBrain = MyBrain ^ YourBrain; :)

                                        ChrisB ChrisDoesDev[^]

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                                        Brady Kelly
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                                        Is that thread safe?

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                                        • B Brady Kelly

                                          Is that thread safe?

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                                          Chris Buckett
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                                          :laugh::laugh::laugh:

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