Brain preservation is a procedure that is performed in an effort to preserve the memories contained within the brain, with the hope of future revival.  This includes the personality, emotions, and aspirations of the person, everything that makes them a unique individual. These memories might be recoverable in the distant future with high enough technology. Brain Preservation is not Suspended Animation or Cryonics.

Preservation

There are two well-known techniques that scientists use to preserve tissue structure: aldehyde fixation and cryopreservation.  We generally use aldehyde alone, but we are also set up to use cryopreservation in some cases. We can use either or both powerful techniques in order to maximize preservation quality. The Scientific Basis of initial brain preservation is well established and widely accepted by all scientists. Nevertheless, the specific protocols used on human patients under real-world conditions are poorly validated. One of our primary goals is to validate the human protocols.

Future Technology

Our Protocol

This is a very brief lay description of how we preserve a brain in an ideal situation. 

-Death is pronounced.

-Tubes are inserted into the carotid arteries or aorta.

-Aldehyde chemicals are pumped in to stabilize molecules.

-CT scan is performed to validate that all tissue is preserved.

-Brain is removed from skull.

-Placed in permanent storage in refrigeration.

Our Services

We are actively providing services and storage. We are working hard on improving the protocol listed above. The biggest obstacle we face is the vast distance of the typical "patient" from our facility.

I am my Connectome

This scan demonstrates the complexity of neurons.

Memories are encoded in these structures.

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There are 100,000,000,000 neurons,

each with about 2000 synapses (connections)