Brain Preservation Foundation @Lets_Upgrade
The BPF is a 501c3 nonprofit. We seek to advance the science, ethics, & practice of long-term preservation of human brains for brain banking and future revival. brainpreservation.org Cambridge, MA Joined May 2010-
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Amz new brain cell type atlas. Most of the ~6K cell types emerged early, in ancient brain structures. Cortical cells are a very special subset, facilitating our species incredible episodic memories, and our Great Leap in social organization and foresight. quantamagazine.org/new-cell-atlas…
Our new 3 Min Animated Explainer Video: The Brain Preservation Option. Hope You Like It Friends! youtu.be/_g4MKbkL6Ok
We've reached 650 signatures to our Change.org petition! We are seeking 1,000 signatures by the end of the year. Can you help us get there? New 3-minute explainer video coming soon.
We're at 400 signatures a few weeks in. Can you help us get to 1,000 next?
Landmark paper! @WindingMichael & team have uploaded the 4th full animal connectome. Fruit Fly Larvae, w/ 3016 neurons & 550K synapses. Deeply recurrent & long-range connected. Huge insights for human learning & AI design. #Foresight #WholeBrainEmulation biorxiv.org/content/biorxi…
Cryonics takes another big step towards the mainstream. ift.tt/36TkpPs
CRYOPRESERVATION OF A HUMAN BRAIN AND ITS EXPERIMENTAL CORRELATE IN RATS. ift.tt/2W6n3MN
@dan_abramov Even when people we love die, their perspective of the world is in fact a world lost in itself.
BPF president Kenneth Hayworth posts direct question to @NIHDirector regarding brain preservation research @NIH. If you think such research would be valuable along side NIH's more traditional spending please retweet. #neuroscience #BrainPreservationDebate
BPF president Kenneth Hayworth posts direct question to @NIHDirector regarding brain preservation research @NIH. If you think such research would be valuable along side NIH's more traditional spending please retweet. #neuroscience #BrainPreservationDebate
We have posted a new set of short videos on the Brain Preservation Foundation's mission and vision. youtu.be/v2scSuw0om8
We have posted a new set of SHORT videos on the Brain Preservation Foundation's mission and vision. Here is a link to the self-contained introductory video: youtu.be/v2scSuw0om8 Please share to help foster understanding and debate. #neuroscience #BrainPreservationDebate
Just posted an 8 part documentary video series on the Brain Preservation Foundation's mission and vision. Please share to help foster understanding and debate: youtube.com/watch?v=v2scSu… #neuroscience #BrainPreservationDebate
... BPF Neuroscience Journal Club on "Structure–stability–function relationships of dendritic spines" by Kasai et al. 2003 youtube.com/watch?v=liZows…
...BPF Neuroscience Journal Club on "Synapse-specific representation of the identity of overlapping memory engrams" by Abdou et al. 2018 youtube.com/watch?v=kMvvWi… ...
These Journal Club videos are designed to spark more debate regarding brain preservation among neuroscientists. Here are links to our past videos: "Interregional synaptic maps among engram cells underlie memory formation" by Choi et al. 2018 youtube.com/watch?v=PWiT7Q… ...
We posted a new Neuroscience Journal Club video reviewing the paper "Locally coordinated synaptic plasticity of visual cortex neurons in vivo" by El-Boustani et al. 2018 youtube.com/watch?v=qsYrhH…
A technology to preserve synapses across the whole brain of a large mammal is successful as the final phase of our prize is won: brainpreservation.org/large-mammal-a…
BPF President Kenneth Hayworth posted a new video introducing the current state of the art in Brain Preservation (Aldehyde Stabilized Cryopreservation) and sharing his vision for how it could transform our world. youtu.be/ejIKy5R4uGM
Cryonics in the Courtroom: Which Interests? Whose Interests? ift.tt/2yTjks4
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Also from NIH BRAIN Initiative 2.0 report acd.od.nih.gov/documents/repo… "While many researchers see reconstruction of the entire neural network of a human brain as the ultimate goal of connectomics, that goal is still out of reach – perhaps several decades away – for several reasons:
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Congrats to RLM & @acrefoot1 at #Nectome on winning the #brain preservation prize! bit.ly/1QToxke via @Lets_Upgrade
A rabbit brain can now be preserved for centuries--with every neuron intact. ow.ly/Y8ieY
Cryopreservation of small mammal brain wins prize: good news for neuroscience, cryonics and brain emulation brainpreservation.org/small-mammal-a…
The Small Mammal Brain Preservation Pize has Been Won -- Giulio Prisco... fb.me/xwZLfQFV
Prepare the uploader... The Small Mammal Brain Preservation Prize has been won! brainpreservation.org/small-mammal-a…
The Small Mammal Brain Preservation Prize Has Been Won - go.shr.lc/1mq32wo
Aldehyde-stabilized brain cryopreservation could be a game-changer. Exciting stuff! brainpreservation.org/21cm-aldehyde-… #Cryonics @Lets_Upgrade
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