Setting standards for brain preservation quality Monitoring preservation’s transition from the laboratory into clinical practice Summary The potential of preserving people for possible future revival depends on maintaining the neural structures that encode memories, personality, and other aspects of personal identity. Ensuring preservation procedures actually achieve this requires rigorous assessment standards to verify that critical […]| The Brain Preservation Foundation
Note: Because of my research developing electron microscopic imaging techniques for connectomics, I was invited to participate in the recent NIH/DOE Brain Connectivity Workshop Series discussing the possibility of mapping the connectome of an entire mouse brain. Speakers in that workshop series were all asked to submit ideas to NIH Public Crowdsourcing site on the […]| The Brain Preservation Foundation
I think the future is bright and that humanity as a whole trends toward progress and innovation. Like many others of my generation, I grew up knowing that we face plenty of challenges in the near future, from environmental collapse and the rise of artificial intelligence to ongoing persecution and suffering. A reality where society […]| The Brain Preservation Foundation
Note: The following is my personal opinion, and does not necessarily reflect the views of my colleagues at BPF. I am a futurist, not a neuroscientist. Any mistakes here are my own. Please point out any you find in the comments, so I can revise as necessary, thanks. Cryonics, Old and New In 2016, Motherboard […]| The Brain Preservation Foundation
Author: BPF Co-Founder, John Smart BPF advisor Dr. Susan Blackmore recently wrote a thoughtful and insightful opinion piece, Brain preservation is a step closer, but how could it ever be ‘you’? in the Death and Dying section of The Guardian (14 Mar 2018), exploring the ethics, sustainability, and lack of desirability, from her perspective, of brain preservation at the end […]| The Brain Preservation Foundation
Authors: Michael Cerullo and Keith Wiley One of the goals of the Brain Preservation Foundation is to spark debate on all aspects of the idea of preserving brains for future revival by uploading. The recent announcement of the winning of the Large Mammal Prize [link here] has brought many of these issues to light. Here […]| The Brain Preservation Foundation
A follow-up to the similarly titled 2016 article concerning the BPF small mammal prize Keith Wiley Author of A Taxonomy and Metaphysics of Mind-Uploading Brain Preservation Foundation fellow Mar. 13, 2018 On March 13, 2018, the Brain Preservation Foundation (BPF, http://brainpreservation.org) announced the winner of its large mammal prize for the successful preservation of a pig […]| The Brain Preservation Foundation