Liastine Jan B. Arboleda

Neuropreservation vs. Whole-Body Preservation What if there's a way we could cheat death? It may sound like science fiction. However, for a specific minority of people identified as cryonicists, the possibility of effectively freezing and bringing back a person to life after death is just something worth striving for. Hi! My name is ___, and this is the _____. In today's video, we are about to explain which is appropriate for cryopreservation, is it neuropreservation or whole-body preservation, and whether or not it is possible for you to have your hopes high. The technique of preserving tissues with the use of extremely low temperatures and special chemicals is called cryogenic freezing or cryopreservation. On the other hand, Cryonics significantly pertains to using the technique in preserving a human body or brain. This technique attempts to preserve the body's functionality, entrusting the future medical technology to restore one's biological life. The objective of Cryonics is to indefinitely preserve a patient until advanced medical technology is able to repair or revive the patient. Two known institutions have a hundred preserved patients, and, surprisingly, more individuals are on the waiting list. These are the Alcor and the Cryonic Institute. Technically, these patients under cryonic preservation are legally dead. There are significant differences between legal and biological death. Although Cryonics share the same beliefs and stand on cryopreservation, a gray area divides the community. It involves how much can a persons' body needs to be preserved. Because of this division, advocates believe that neuropreservation is much more essential than preserving the whole body, not to mention the difficulties along the road. These are the stand of the individuals believing that neuropreservation is more efficient: Improved Reliability Cryogenic freezing is such a complex procedure, making the other advocate's point valid. With this technique, simplifying everything and focusing on the brain during the process will help reduce or eliminate the risk of complications. In addition, Steve Bridge, a former president of the Alcor Foundation, explained that once the procedure commenced, the smaller the brain is, the faster the freezing can stop the biological and chemical activities. Lower Cost Amongst many factors, you must consider cost-efficiency. The fee you should pay for cryogenic freezing isn't cheap, and this kind of amount of money isn't something that most patients can afford, especially if the patients want whole-body preservation. Of course, volume matters during cryogenic freezing. Between neuropreservation and whole-body preservation, neuropreservation is cheaper. According to Alcor's FAQ, neuropreservation is around 80,000 dollars. That expense differences will result in various insurance premiums throughout a patient's condition, and many will be unable to obtain higher insurance coverage at all. This makes neuropreservation much more accessible for patients who don't have sufficient money. Since we are on the topic, Alcor's estimated price isn't standard. The Cryonics Insitute is more of a whole-body preservation advocate than Alcor. These are the stand of the individuals believing that whole-body preservation is more efficient: Preserving the Brain-body of Identity Knowing the pro neuropreservation makes sense. However, the main point of prowhole-body preservation is that science somehow doesn't quite know with absolute certainty how other physical factors outside the brain can determine much of an individual's personality and traits. The human brain isn't dependent on other organs, unlike most of the organs. If you would notice, most of the time when an individual dies, the whole organs are not working except for the brain. There are still activities in the brain. Most patients believe that the purpose of cryopreservation is to retain an existing identity after they've been awakened. Therefore, it's important to protect every feasible element throughout the body that contributes to an individual's identity this includes more than just the human brain. Less uncertainty about the new body Dr. Max More, a president and CEO of Alcor, explained that the neuropreservation rationale is inconsequential primarily when it comes to Cryonics. He himself plans to undergo neuropreservation since he sees his body as replaceable. Just like any cryogenic freezing advocate, he wants to contribute to future advanced medical technology and firmly believes that the future technology has new functionality to his body. Years from now, there will be an advancement in medical procedures that can help patients to function normally in their daily lives again, whether or not the advancement of cloning or integration of the human brain into an artificial body. Big questions of Cryonics Basically, cryopreservation of the human body is a fundamental practice that doesn't have many answers since it only depends on the future advancement of medicine in general that doesn't exist in our generation yet. Maybe in the next few years, successful revivification will need to discard the old bodies. This implies that whole-body preservation is nothing but a waste of fortune. However, it's conceivable that medical research in the future will concentrate far more on the entire physiological systems of the human body to shape identity than we presently comprehend. No one can really guarantee what lies ahead for both neuropreservation and whole-body preservation, but we all know that cryogenic freezing is a great option whenever needed. Cryonics is much like sowing an unknown seed. You have no way of knowing what elements are essential for it to sprout and grow. However, cryogenic preservation is and will always be a personal decision. Patients should study both sides of the neuropreservation vs. whole-body cryopreservation issue and decide which type of cryopreservation is much attractive to them on a personal level. Thank you for tuning in to ______. We have a few questions for you to think about. Why is it necessary to preserve a human body or a human brain? What will be the effects of cryopreservation on humanity in the near future? Can the brain stop working without losing information? Let us hear your thoughts in the comments below. 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