Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.orgM to Science@beehaw.org · 10 months agoResearchers isolate a pig's brain from it's body, keeping it alive and functioning for several hourswww.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: science@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkResearchers isolate a pig's brain from it's body, keeping it alive and functioning for several hourswww.popularmechanics.comGaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.orgM to Science@beehaw.org · 10 months agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.world
minus-squareMangoKangaroo@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoWhat, an eternity in a digital prison doesn’t sound appealing to you?
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoCould be possibly better than locked-in syndrome, depending on how much your brain can interact with its surroundings. But yeah this could be the stuff nightmare is made of.
minus-squareanonymouse@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoImagine your brain triggering a phantom itch but you having no limbs to scratch with.
What, an eternity in a digital prison doesn’t sound appealing to you?
Could be possibly better than locked-in syndrome, depending on how much your brain can interact with its surroundings. But yeah this could be the stuff nightmare is made of.
Imagine your brain triggering a phantom itch but you having no limbs to scratch with.