While I have no hard evidence for this, I expect we will eventually find that human intelligence and consciousness depends heavily on quantum effects. Thus it will always be impossible to scan and upload a human brain in a way that captures the essence of a person&#x27;s mind.<p>Even though I don&#x27;t think it will ever happen I enjoyed reading the hard science fiction novel &quot;Hegemony&quot; by Mark Kalina. It presents an interesting vision of what life would be like in the far future with mind uploading.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.projectrho.com&#x2F;public_html&#x2F;rocket&#x2F;atomicnovel.php" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.projectrho.com&#x2F;public_html&#x2F;rocket&#x2F;atomicnovel.php</a>