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Dialogue between Ray Kurzweil, Eric Drexler, and Robert Bradbury

What would it take to achieve successful cryonics reanimation of a fully functioning human brain, with memories intact? A conversation at the recent Alcor Conference on Extreme Life Extension between Ray Kurzweil and Eric Drexler sparked an email discussion of this question. They agreed that despite the challenges, the brain's functions and memories can be represented surprisingly compactly, suggesting that successful reanimation of the brain may be achievable.

E-mail dialogue on November 23, 2002. Published on KurzweilAI.net Dec. 3, 2002. Comments by Robert Bradbury added Jan. 15, 2003. http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0533.html