• Question: could you swop your brain with somebody else

    Asked by dudeykid57 to Ben, James, Jen, Michael, Susanna on 12 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Jen Todd Jones

      Jen Todd Jones answered on 12 Mar 2013:

      I don’t think so! If the brain is without a fresh oxygenated bloody supply from a heart for more than about three minutes the cells die and cannot be revived, this is probably too little time to successfully perform a brain transplant! It’s a shame really, otherwise I could put my brain in a tall persons body and be able to reach the exciting cereal on the top shelf in the shops 😉

    • Photo: Susanna Martin

      Susanna Martin answered on 12 Mar 2013:

      I don’t think so, I guess the closest thing is cases of conjoined twins where they share a section of the brain and even this is incredibly rare. If you wanted to swap brains you’d have to really think about the ethics of what makes a human being, is everything about you stored in the brain?

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