Isolated brain
r norman
rsn_ at _comcast.net
Fri Mar 18 08:33:13 EST 2005
On 18 Mar 2005 00:38:09 -0800, "Bruno Panetta" <bpanetta at gmail.com>
wrote:
>r norman wrote:
>
>> No, unfortunately it is not fiction.
>>
>> Google on "Robert White brain transplant". Note: it is TRANSplant,
>> not IMplant. Brain implants are a whole different story.
>
>It's an implant actually, since the brain of the host organism was not
>removed. The "donor" brain was merely implanted in the recipient's
>abdomen, or neck.
>
>BP
Yes, but unfortunately "brain implants" now more commonly mean
electronic devices inserted into the brain. So it is a poor choice as
a search term. I should have expressed it better.
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