# Can We Preserve A Human Brain For Upload (And Why Aren't Transplants An Option)?

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Podcast: [IFLScience - We Have Questions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iflscience-we-have-questions-7025311)
Published: 2025-06-26T13:06:40+00:00
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## Resource

When we talk about death, we often say things along the lines of “it's a fact of life,” but the view can be very different when you’re facing the real and imminent prospect of no longer existing. Given the chance, can we be so sure that we wouldn’t try anything for a little more time? According to neuroscientist Dr Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston, most of the general public would like 10 years more life than they’re statistically likely to get when asked “how long do you want to live?”, and it seems the hunger for more doesn’t diminish as time goes by. So, what if there was a way that we could postpone the seemingly inevitable by capturing the essence of who a person was, and storing it until future technologies enable us to bring them back? If we found a way to lock in someone’s way of thinking, their memories, and all the parts that make them unique, could we postpone death indefinitely? And why is it nobody’s tried just popping someone’s brain in another body? Join us as we explore all of this and more in this special bumper episode of We Have Questions.

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