Riverrat423 t1_is4xguf wrote
Can they add human brain cells to a human brain?
-ZeroRelevance- t1_is4yo8n wrote
That’s kind of interesting actually. I wonder if growing brain cells in a lab from stem cells then putting them in someone’s head would actually allow them to become smarter.
xpietoe42 t1_is5n8nt wrote
or just help fix people with brain injuries recover
Jokens145 t1_is61cqj wrote
More likely
OWENPRESCOTTCOM t1_is847dr wrote
I feel like the end result will be more brain injuries long term
tobi117 t1_is552uo wrote
Big Brain time.
-ZeroRelevance- t1_is55534 wrote
Literally
StillBurningInside t1_is683fu wrote
It's not necessarily the cells themselves that make you smarter, its the dendrites that do all the connecting to the network. The Cells themselves are like hubs. What you need to do is too strengthen the network. That's basically brain training. You want strong signals in your neural network.
It's all repetition, hence... practice makes perfect.
whenhaveiever t1_is6ky81 wrote
Or give them a new kind of multiple personality disorder.
HelloYesNaive t1_is6tl3q wrote
Does anyone know any immediate reasons why this might not work (like some fundamental incompatibility between foreign brain cells and a new brain)? It's an interesting idea but seems like it could create problems for the complex structure and connections of brain regions.
Wafflus t1_is7wylt wrote
We should put mice brain cells into humans!
Riverrat423 t1_is7x60l wrote
We would be better at running mazes and finding cheese.
Wafflus t1_is7xnoe wrote
To escape the rat race one must become the rat
Riverrat423 t1_is7yg48 wrote
Yes, I think we are on to something.
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