2-16. Would it be possible to use some improvement on modern CAT or MRI scanners to infer enough about the structure of a brain to reconstruct the memories and personality?
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This article is from the Cryonics FAQ, by Tim Freeman tim@infoscreen.com with numerous contributions by others.
2-16. Would it be possible to use some improvement on modern CAT or MRI scanners to infer enough about the structure of a brain to reconstruct the memories and personality?
This was discussed on the cryonics mailing list some time back. The
conclusion was that using radiation to infer the structure of the
neurons in a brain in a reasonable amount of time would require enough
radiation to vaporize that brain. Then the discussion moved on to
nuclear-bomb x-ray holography devices in outer space that record the
results on film that has to be moving by at an astronomical speed so
it doesn't get caught in the blast. Cremation and immortality, all in
one convenient package. I find nanotechnology-based approaches more
believable, albeit less spectacular.
To read about this yourself, fetch articles from the cryonet archive
with the words "brain scan" in the subject. There are 18 as of July
30, 1992. See the "What is a cryomsg?" question, number 8-2.
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