How Close Are We to Downloading the Human Brain?

Downloading your brain may seem like science fiction, but some neuroscientists think it's not only possible, but that we’ve already started down a path to one day make it a reality. So, how close are we to downloading a human brain? How Close Are We to Fusion Energy? - https://youtu.be/ZW_YCWLyv6A Read More: We’ve Put a Worm’s Mind in a Lego Robot’s Body https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/weve-put-worms-mind-lego-robot-body-180953399/?no-is “A wheeled Lego robot may not look like a worm, but it ‘thinks’ like one after programmers gave it the neuron connections in a C. elegans roundworm” Crumb of Mouse Brain Reconstructed in Full Detail https://www.nature.com/news/crumb-of-mouse-brain-reconstructed-in-full-detail-1.18105 “The resulting three-dimensional map is the first complete reconstruction of a piece of tissue in the mammalian neocortex, the most recently evolved region of the brain.” The Immortalist: Uploading the Mind to a Computer https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35786771 "Within the next 30 years," promises Dmitry Itskov, "I am going to make sure that we can all live forever." ____________________ How close are we to colonizing the moon, mapping the human brain and curing cancer? Join Seeker as we go in search of experts, academics and innovators who are racing to solve some of humanity’s biggest scientific challenges. We’ll dive into the facts and comb through the research to find the answers you’re looking for. Seeker explains every aspect of our world through a lens of science, inspiring a new generation of curious minds who want to know how today’s discoveries in science, math, engineering and technology are impacting our lives, and shaping our future. Our stories parse meaning from the noise in a world of rapidly changing information. Visit the Seeker website https://www.seeker.com/videos How Close Are We? on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HowCloseAreWe/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewsc