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Why did scientists reanimate a deceased pig brain?

In 2018, a team from Yale University part-revived pig brains hours after they had been removed from the body. The study showed that by using a machine called BrainEx, the death of brain cells could not only be halted but actually restore brain connections. This has led researchers to speculate that this could lead to advancements in brain restoration. But to others it raises fundamental ethical questions. Professor Hank Greely is the President of the International Neuroethics Society and he has been discussing the ethical concerns with the team at Yale for over two years…

(Image: A pig, Credit: Getty Images.)

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