X-Message-Number: 664 From: more% (Max More) Subject: Re: CRYONICS: #659: Brain suspension Date: Thu, 27 Feb 92 17:14:52 PST I am interested in brain-only neurosuspension, and so was pleased to read of ACS' recent experience. I would very much like to hear more details. How much additional delay before freezing resulted from the need to remove the brain from the skull? How is the brain to be protected from mechanical injury in the absence of the skull? Until effective whole-body vitrification is available, I will be neuro, and I would prefer to be brain-only for aethestic reasons, but not if it would compromise the quality of my suspension. I think brain-only suspensions may be slightly less repulsive to the non-cryonicist public. While I don't give a @!% for the public's opinion in itself, it can affect the probability of cryonics surviving. As I am an Alcor member, apart from info from ACS or TT in regard to the brain-only suspension, I would like to hear from an Alcor official on policy on neuros. So far as I recall, Alcor has not performed a brain-only suspension. I do recall discussion of the additional difficulties involved, but don't know whether Alcor would perform such a suspension if specifically requested. If not, then I would have to admit that ACS has at least one advantage over Alcor. ;-) Max More Executive Director Extropy Institute (ExI) Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=664