{"id":21454,"date":"2026-10-15T12:07:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21454"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:07:04","slug":"six-wild-ideas-for-perpetuating-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21454","title":{"rendered":"Six wild ideas for perpetuating your mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MIT Technology Review • Antonio Regalado • October 15, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

Science explains that the human mind relies on billions of neurons and trillions of connections within the brain. While researchers cannot yet pinpoint exactly where memories reside or define self-awareness, they agree there is a continuity of identity from age 30 to 70. To preserve this sense of self, some technologists are exploring methods to keep the brain functioning beyond death, ranging from freezing it in liquid nitrogen to uploading memories to the cloud.<\/p>\n

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One controversial proposal involves head transplantation, championed by Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero. He claims that reconnecting severed spinal cords is possible, citing a study published in PLOS One where pigs regained the ability to walk after their nerve bodies were fused with a surgical sealant. However, critics like Gr\u00e9goire Courtine argue there is no current technology capable of such a procedure and suggest we should pay zero attention to it. Canavero previously claimed he found a volunteer named Valery Spiridinov for the surgery, but Spiridinov later withdrew from the plan.<\/p>\n

Another concept involves "mindclones," where personal data like diaries and social media histories are uploaded to create digital avatars. Futurist Martine Rothblatt argued in her 2014 book that these clones could eventually be considered conscious and afforded human rights. Today, services like StoryFile and Synthesia allow users to generate conversational bots or video talking heads based on their likeness. Rothblatt appeared as a digital avatar named Marvatar at a UCLA event in 2025, engaging in discussions with her physical self. While these avatars are realistic, there is no evidence they possess true self-awareness, and neuroscientists lack a clear definition or test for consciousness.<\/p>\n

A third idea involves keeping human brains alive outside the body using artificial blood. Company Bexorg acquires brains from organ donors and infuses them with oxygen-rich fluid to maintain metabolic activity. CEO Zvonimir Vrselja states that while these brains are metabolically active, they have lost coordinated electrical activity and are not conscious. Researchers add the anesthetic propofol during experiments. Currently, a brain can be kept alive for about 24 hours, though Bexorg hopes to extend this duration to two weeks in the future.<\/p>\n

Finally, the US government’s ARPA-H agency committed up to $175 million in 2026 to a program called FRONT, which aims to manufacture tissue to graft into stroke victims’ brains. This project seeks to reverse damage and restore function by repairing neocortical tissue. The initiative represents a significant investment in high-risk health projects designed to address brain injury and potential aging-related decline.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> MIT Technology Review • Antonio Regalado • October 15, 2026<\/p>\n

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