DerivingDelusions t1_iwryy1g wrote
Reply to comment by Kracus in When does an individual's death occur if the biological brain is gradually replaced by synthetic neurons? by NefariousNaz
Generally your heart cells and neurons don’t really replace themselves (neurons literally can’t divide/replicate and come from stem cells in the ventricles). So I think this is true for every other cell except for these two organs.
Trakeen t1_iwtbe07 wrote
New neurons are created and integrated into the neuronal network during learning and memory formation
So there is an existing mechanism in the brain to accommodate changes, but we don’t understand how outright replacement would work since there isn’t an existing biological process to reference
sunplaysbass t1_iwszmlt wrote
Those are the good ones too
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