The Case for Brain-Only Preservation

Right, that one is part of "Easier emergency relocation" (I just edited the summary to add it, but it's in the post), but maybe that legal status also has more advantages than just transport.

[-]avturchin3y90

One more idea: swallow a drug which polymerizes at 20 C. If brain dies, it immediately gets plastinated from inside.

[-]Mati_Roy3y40

wow, i like the creativity!

[-]Richard_Kennaway3y60

An advantage related to compatibility with a funeral with the body on view is that it allows for covert brain extraction. The typical application might be where the subject's family is against the whole idea. But I'm more drawn to imagining a Mission Impossible-like plot where the brain of an important deceased politician must be retrieved for interrogation.

[-]joseph_c3y10

How much more advantageous would this be than a "head only" option? To get to the brain, wouldn't you have to cut open the head anyways?

[-]Mati_Roy3y20

All the advantages listed in the post are advantages compared to preserving the skull along with the brain.

Advantages of leaving the brain in the skull:

Additional protection provided by the skull
Avoid delicate procedure of removing the brain

The post links to this Isolation of the Brain for Human Cryopreservation.

I was told by someone performing cryopreservations that you can remove the brain and just leave a scar at the top of the forehead hidden by hair.

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