Blood flows into the brain primarily via the carotid arteries and the vertebral arteries. The Circle of Willis is a circular arterial structure in the
One of the interesting things about technological progress in cryonics is that awareness of technological problems, and the desire to solve them, is often dependent
The most common modern protocol for imaging brain structure at high magnification is to chemically fix the brain with aldehydes (formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde) and heavy metals
Recently someone sent me a number of papers that discussed the biophilosophical underpinnings of brain death. Medical doctors increasingly find themselves in the midst of
Cryopreservation of just the head is as old as Alcor itself. In fact, some people identify Alcor with its “neuro-preservation” option. It is important, however, to recognize that the objective
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that raises a lot of interesting questions for people interested in biogerontology, human enhancement, and even cryonics. It raises questions
A lot of interesting pieces related to cryonics have appeared over the last few months that I thought I would share: Four professors conclude in
Humans have been ingesting mindand mood-altering substances for millennia, but it has only rather recently become possible to begin to elucidate drug mechanisms of action
Book Review: The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age by Alvero Fernandez Of all the organs in
After a few articles considering Alzheimer disease from several angles, I would like to switch gears this month and talk more generally about the interaction between the immune system and