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The Possibility of Head Transplants
28:06 - 33:13 (05:06)
In this episode, the host discusses the possibility of head transplants and the technology needed to make it happen, including the option of treating the electrical activity in the brain as software and backing it up to transfer to a new body, as well as the more crude option of cutting a cross section of the neck and reattaching it to a new body.
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In this episode, the idea of replacing the brain to a new body was explored, mainly looking into cutting the neck and reattaching it to a new body or treating the electrical activity in the brain as software, serving as a cure for cancer, AIDS, or MS.
28:06 - 30:27 (02:20)
Summary
In this episode, the idea of replacing the brain to a new body was explored, mainly looking into cutting the neck and reattaching it to a new body or treating the electrical activity in the brain as software, serving as a cure for cancer, AIDS, or MS. The head transplant was also discussed, which is still in the experimental stages of research.
ChapterThe Possibility of Head Transplants
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In the future it may be possible to transplant a person's head onto a new body by cutting the spine with a one nanometer laser, putting the new body in traction, and stimulating both ends of the spine to grow back together.
30:29 - 33:13 (02:43)
Summary
In the future it may be possible to transplant a person's head onto a new body by cutting the spine with a one nanometer laser, putting the new body in traction, and stimulating both ends of the spine to grow back together. This would require physical therapy for the patient to relearn movement, but it may be a better option than death.