brain transplant
Mind relocation surgery
A brain transplant is a hypothetical surgical procedure in which a brain is moved from one body to another.
The concept appears in science fiction and philosophical thought experiments about personal identity—if your brain were transplanted into another body, would you wake up as yourself in a new body, or as someone else?
No such procedure has been performed; the technical and ethical barriers remain immense.
- neurosurgeryMedical field treating brain surgically
- skullHead's bone casing
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- donorOne who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
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- sci-fiscience fiction, Star Wars, sci-fi, Blade Runner 2049, aliens
- paradoxescatch-22, Zeno's paradox, Zeno's paradoxes, causal loop, bootstrap paradox
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brain transplantstandard of care
Minimum acceptable professional conduct
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brain transplantcosmetic surgery
Medical alteration for appearance
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