Re:Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life
by keanebean86 on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @03:01PM
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If you can figure out an interface you could back up memories on some non-organic system. If you split inputs to both brain and storage the brain could learn to access data from the backup when it's one memory is missing or unreliable.
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Re:Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life
by jklinger410 on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @03:16PM
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I guess the final question, and I forgot to address this in my initial comment, is whether or not consciousness can function with this set up at all.
My bet is that insanity will creep in almost no matter what we do. Like the theories on if we got rid of sleep. Our consciousness might have developed in a way that requires a type of balance that eternal life doesn't afford.
Even if you did some memory stuff, would the constant thread of consciousness be able to maintain over time?
I don't know but I'm 100% sure there are people willing to find out!