I am interested in learning about the feasibility of keeping a human brain alive outside of a human body. I want to understand the dangers related to creating an environment, in which a human brain could live outside of a human body.<p>The problems I am taking into consideration are:<p>- connecting nerves with an artificial skeleton, (no need to connect spinal cord?)<p>- delivering signals to the brain to avoid sensory deprivation?,<p>- keeping brain in a &quot;healthy state&quot; as long as possible,<p>- augmenting and stimulating brain,<p>- connecting the brain to external devices without hurting it,<p>- maintaining blood supply,blood transfusion problems (allergic reactions and hives, fever, hemolytic reactions, iron overload etc.)
can a brain be in a sleep mode? keeping brain in a &quot;work&quot; mode,<p>- can a brain function without hormones?,<p>- can we copy a brain?,<p>- can we grow a brain? part of a brain? (see Guardian),<p>- regenerating brain, slowing down the process of brain degeneration,<p>- can we use optogenetics to create a mechanism similar to a brain?,<p>- does the brain need bone marrow to properly function,<p>- maintaining cerebrospinal fluid supply.
Dangers related to keeping a human brain outside of a human body