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Interesting idea, but what practical applications could such a thing have to us? I think something along the lines of the rat-nerve tissue tests might be more likely, in that we take the brain of a human being, or only parts of the brain, and use to form part of a computer network. Although computers can do many things faster than the human brain, pattern recognition is not among them.
Imagine a computer system designed with a video camera as its input source, designed to recognize human faces. Such a system could be useful for spotting fugitives in airport terminals, or directing specific advertisements at an individual (similar to the film "Minority Report", but there I believe it was iris recognition, not face recognition). Although it would be very difficult to program a computer to recognize the differences, putting in a human brain might solve this problem.
In these types of cases, the rest of the human body would not be necessary. The person would be a brain in a vat, entirely under the control of others.
In "RoboCop 2" they actually had a great shot of the bad guy's brain and spinal cord which they used to implant into a super-strong robot. Somehting like that.
Also see the Japanese animated film "Ghost in the Shell."
Regardless, what do you see as a reason to justify the expense and difficulty of putting a human brain or entire body in such a state?
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