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Name: Kenneth J. Hayworth, PhD on May 18, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jacob DiMare on May 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Dr. David L. Jung on May 20, 2010Comments: The technology is closer than many realize. Now that the light at the end of the tunnel has been glimpsed, the sprint to the finish has commenced.Flag
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Name: Joe Quirk on May 20, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Alexander Harner on May 20, 2010Comments: I am a neuroscientist with specialization in neural computation and brain-machine interface technologies and have the knowledge to know that the petition of the Brain Preservation Foundation is not fantasy but quite possible this century if it is allowed. Do not deny me the right to make this life-or-death choice with my brain.Flag
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Name: Giulio Prisco on May 22, 2010Comments: I think the arguments in The Open Letter on Brain Preservation make a lot of sense, and therefore I am happy to sign it. Regardless of the scientific and medical aspects, I think the freedom to choose what to do with one's own body and parts thereof after death, as long as the choice does not actually harm others, must be considered as a fundamental civil right.Flag
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Name: Matthew Cornell Woods, Jr on May 22, 2010Comments: If you feel this is a bad idea then explain why.Flag
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Name: Noah Driver on May 22, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Margie Ransom on May 22, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jeff Davis on May 22, 2010Comments: Each individual has the right to make the decisions regarding his or her personal medical care. We've all seen the march of scientific progress transform fantastic notions, once dismissed with the term "science fiction", emerge as fully-functional science fact. The skepticism and prejudice of lay people neither well-versed nor particularly interested in the development of future technologies should no be allowed to prevent any person from accessing what they consider advanced, potentially life-saving medical technology. Medical regulatory conditions need to keep pace with the advance of technology.Flag
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Name: Khannea Suntzu on May 22, 2010Comments: A mind emerges from a brain, and not some yet unproven (or debatable) supernatural component. Also... humans seek to save humans by means of emergency care. So we can choose - do humans have an inalienable inherent 'value' or do humans have an 'expiration date' after which date society suspends the inalienable value of human beings and 'discards' them. The conclusions are inescapable - at some point in the (near?) future we will have to come to terms with the idea that human consciousness is a retrievable process, which has value outside the body, and possibly even the organic brain. This may be a terrifying idea, or it may be an offensive idea. But humanity has dealt with either confused state in the past and come to grips with progress before. We may not be ready - it may not make sense yet - but let's lay down the ground work for a science of human brain reverse engineering, human brain repair and reconstruction and possibly partial or total human brain emulation. The benefits are clear.Flag
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Name: Todd Huffman on May 22, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Bob Andres on May 22, 2010Comments: I like this idea, but my interest is in the recording of the virtual process of mind through evoked EEG-MEG. Record & archive the data... let the minds of the future figure out how to decode our souls.Flag
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Name: Will Steinberg on May 22, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Andrew Mckee on May 23, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Samantha Atkins on May 23, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Ville Salmensuu on May 23, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Simon Deering on May 23, 2010Comments: Yes :)Flag
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Name: Stefano Vaj, Journalist, Writer, National Secretary Of The Italian Transhumanist Association on May 23, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Extropia DaSilva on May 23, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Dr. Joel Pitt on May 23, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Ronan O'Reilly on May 24, 2010Comments: Understanding of such fundamental issues should be the goal of all scientific enquiry.Flag
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Name: Lincoln Cannon on May 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Tudor Boloni on May 24, 2010Comments: The science of computation points to the possibility that EVERY human brain can manifest uniquely creative thoughts other minds will never generate. As a species, we cannot allow the destruction of potentially priceless innovation and art creating engines. Learning to value the potentiality of EACH human will be the highest form of what we mean by human nature.Flag
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Name: Andrej on May 24, 2010Comments: I believe that brains should be preserved as future more advanced generations might be able to extract information out of them.Flag
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Name: Christian Klaes on May 25, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Lewis R Flanagan on May 30, 2010Comments: I will be beginning a master's program in computer science at Columbia University in Fall 2010 and will be taking the biology track. My interest is in biologically plausible neural networks and hope to some day do research aimed at mind uploading.Flag
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Name: Martin O'Dea on Jun 2, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Christiane Weidemann on Jun 3, 2010Comments: Lawyer, medicine lawFlag
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Name: Eric Daniel Holmes on Jun 4, 2010Comments: Everyone has the right to live, this should be no different.Flag
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Name: Jaime Lopez on Jun 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Nuno R. B. Martins on Jun 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Ben Scarlato on Jun 12, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Christopher Moody on Jun 12, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Alexander McLin on Jun 13, 2010Comments: Better be a suspended brain embedded in a plastic block awaiting possible future revival than be a decomposed, liquified corpse.Flag
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Name: Norbert Swiatek on Jun 13, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Brendan Soltys on Jun 16, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Thomas Knoll on Jun 17, 2010Comments: I want to live forever. If that means existing as software, so be it!Flag
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Name: Jayar La Fontaine on Jun 17, 2010Comments: I fully support the measures outlined by Mr. Hayworth in this letter. Individuals seeking to have their brains preserved upon death ought to have clear legal and medical channels ensuring their wishes. Current practices actively thwart brain preservation, and violate the rights of individuals wishing to undergo such procedures.Flag
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Name: Brian Atkins on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Alex Edelman on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Romeo Stevens on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Chris Thiessen on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jacob Howeth on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Minh-Tam Pham on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Ian Russell on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Rok Resnik on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Miron Cuperman on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Marius Raducan on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Jun 19, 2010Comments:Flag