BRAIN TRANSPLANTATION AND TRANSHUMANISM 2
BRAIN TRANSPLANTATION AND TRANSHUMANISM 2 Scientists have invented a device that can keep a brain alive and working independently of the rest of the body. Researchers from the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in the US managed to isolate the blood flow to the brain of a pig anesthetized with ketamine, while a computerized algorithm provided the necessary blood pressure, amount, temperature and nutrients the organ needed. This new invention uses algorithms to provide the necessary blood flow, pressure and oxygenation for a disembodied brain to continue functioning. The team of neurologists reported that activity in the brain showed minimal changes over a 5-hour period, despite receiving no biological input from the rest of the body. According to scientists, the success of the experiment may open new ways to examine the human brain without affecting other body functions, while this technology also reveals the potential to perform brain transplants in the f...