Mind Uploading (Whole Brain Emulation)
Hypothetical process of scanning the neural structure of a brain and digitally emulating its consciousness.
Core metadata
- ID: mind_uploading
- Era: Future
- First known date: 2035 (decade)
- Region: Forecast / not yet broadly established
- Review status: structurally_validated
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Brain Mapping (brain_mapping)
- Nanotechnology (nanotechnology)
- Neural Lace / Advanced BCI (neural_lace)
- Neuroscience (neuroscience)
- Quantum Computing (quantum_computing)
Dependents
- Advanced Consciousness Studies (consciousness_studies_advanced)
- Cybernetic Immortality (Consciousness Transfer to Machines) (cybernetic_immortality_consciousness_transfer_to_machines)
- Direct Neural Simulation (Whole Brain Emulation - Detailed) (direct_neural_simulation_whole_brain_emulation_detailed)
- Transhumanist Philosophy (transhumanist_philosophy)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Mind uploading (Wikipedia, 2026, generic_overview) • Supports: node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 5
- Average edge confidence: 35%
- Prerequisite sources: 1
- speculative: 5
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Mapping (brain_mapping) | speculative | 35% | speculative | Brain Mapping is a plausible dependency for a forecast technology and should be treated as speculative. | No sources recorded. |
| Quantum Computing (quantum_computing) | speculative | 35% | speculative | Quantum Computing is a plausible dependency for a forecast technology and should be treated as speculative. | No sources recorded. |
| Neuroscience (neuroscience) | speculative | 35% | speculative | Neuroscience is a plausible dependency for a forecast technology and should be treated as speculative. | No sources recorded. |
| Neural Lace / Advanced BCI (neural_lace) | speculative | 35% | speculative | Neural Lace / Advanced BCI is a plausible dependency for a forecast technology and should be treated as speculative. | No sources recorded. |
| Nanotechnology (nanotechnology) | speculative | 35% | speculative | Nanotechnology is a plausible dependency for a forecast technology and should be treated as speculative. |
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