What must a brain-computer interface achieve to make a true, two-way
Chapter 1

The neuroscience of self

Chapter 2

Tricking the mind into another body

Chapter 3

The engineering of future transfer

Chapter 4

The philosophy and ethics of swapping

YOUR GOAL

Master of The science of swapping bodies

Ch 3 · The engineering of future transfer
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007skaty The biological limits of performing a successful head transplant.

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007skaty Designing a Synthetic Vessel

We spin the polymer threads to build the vessel's line (build the line), and pump the fluid through to keep it right on time (right on time)

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Identity is not found in the parts themselves, but in how they are connected.

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007skaty Scientists scan the brain's wiring diagram to map the connectome

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Decoding the brain's electrical language

007skaty Brain-computer interfaces like Neuralink must read and write complex sensory data to transition from controlling limbs to enabling body jumping.

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Scanning the mind's connectome

007skaty Advanced scanners must map 100 trillion neural connections to make body jumping possible.

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Head Swap Buddies
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007skaty Swap heads onto different bodies to discover how neural signals make body jumping possible.

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Fun Fact

Worm brain map: Scientists have successfully mapped the entire connectome of a roundworm, which has exactly three hundred and two neurons.

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Glossary
head transplant (noun)
An experimental surgical operation involving the grafting of one organism's head onto the body of another. In 2015, surgeon Sergio Canavero proposed performing this procedure on a volunteer suffering from spinal muscular atrophy.

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Gossip

Would you implant a brain-computer interface?

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Quiz

What must a brain-computer interface achieve to make a true, two-way body-swapping experience possible?

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007skaty Computers decode the electrical language of the human brain

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Gossip

Which host body sounds most appealing?

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What is the primary function of a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)?

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What is the scientific term for the complete map of neural connections in an organism's nervous system?

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Which simple organism has had its entire 302-neuron connectome fully mapped by scientists?

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What is the primary biological obstacle preventing a successful, functional head transplant in humans?

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Which surgeon successfully performed a head transplant on a monkey in a landmark 1970 experiment?

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What does the field of synthetic biology propose as a potential alternative to robotic bodies for mind hosting?

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What technology is essential for making a robotic body feel natural to a human pilot?

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