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Can you upload a human mind into a computer? A neuroscientist ponders what’s possible

By Dobromir Rahnev, Associate Professor of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Is it possible to upload the consciousness of your mind into a computer? – Amreen, age 15, New Delhi, India

The concept, cool yet maybe a little creepy, is known as mind uploading. Think of it as a way…

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