Can we preserve the brain of a person and keep it alive by supplying blood from an artificial pumping device?
if the eyes are connected to the living brain, then can we observe the eye movements?
2007-02-24 20:34:17 · 6 answers · asked by vaidehi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
i don't think many people would want to live like that in the first place.
but i guess we may be able to do it. the brain needs to be supplied with fresh blood (blood has to be changed on a scheduled interval), there should also be nutrients, electrolytes, O2, hormones(?), and a mechanism to remove the waste products of metabolism (like CO2). if you want to see eye movements, one should also include all the muscles responsible for eye movement.
however, i believe we have advanced imaging techniques today that we don't have to preserve a brain and eyes just to see them move... this is more cost effective and more ethical... :)
2007-03-01 15:43:42 · answer #1 · answered by zeto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a complicated thing as many connections in our brain are unknown.
2007-02-25 11:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by poornima_durairaj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but why? A brain with no body? That’s no way to live.
2007-02-25 05:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by Joe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-02-25 04:42:43 · answer #4 · answered by purimani2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
will be in new age
2007-02-25 04:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by keral 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically we can.
2007-02-25 04:41:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋