Talk:Isolated brain

Barin <sic> in a vat

Is it just me, or is that picture entirely inappropriate for a Wikipedia article? Sleepsong (talk) 13:55, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't seem very professional, but it is a good illustration of the concepts in this article. Suggest keep until someone comes up with a better image.ZerglingChamp (talk) 06:51, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

What is needed

This article would be a lot more valuable if it discussed what types of brains can be keep alive in isolation, and the technology required to do so. Looie496 (talk) 22:38, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Cyborgs

Why are Dune's Cymek's and Star Wars' B'omarr Monks listed as examples, while the general SF concept of cyborgs--or, specifically, human brains in robot bodies--is not?

Knowledge of this concept is widespread, even among people who know nothing of Dune and Star Wars beyond casual viewing of the movies, to the extent that sitcoms and cartoons like Aqua Teen Hunger Force can reference it with no fear of confusing anyone. --99.50.120.80 (talk) 06:55, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

The basic answer is that Wikipedia is "the encyclopedia that anybody can edit", and so the pop culture references that show up are pretty random. As long as it doesn't threaten to overwhelm the article, my policy has been to not pay attention to it -- but if you feel that you can improve the article, go for it. Looie496 (talk) 16:07, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Brainship

I believe that Anne McCafferey's brainship don't fit this article, since it's not disembodied brains put into the shells, but the disabled bodies themselves. They just can't use their bodies, and since it's generally done with babies, whose bodies aren't growing in the shells, the shells are rather small, too. --88.130.160.140 (talk) 15:19, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Perfused Isolated Brain Experiments

I have a brief look at a few scientific papers on perfused isolated brain experiments involving mouse brains, and instead of the "brain in the jar" scenario which this article implies, they all keep the brain inside the mice's skulls but isolating the brain by pumping perfusion through the arteries to the brain. So I was wondering if the article as is now is a bit misleading in the regard that it implies we now have the technology to take a brain out of the body and keep it alive in a machine? Thoughts? 121.44.10.24 (talk) 09:09, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

This article is severely lacking in many respects. I encourage you to fix anything that seems wrong to you -- whatever you do, you're not very likely to make it worse. Regards, Looie496 (talk) 16:48, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Belyayev

Professor Dowell's Head isn't about isolated brain, rather about head transplant. About isolated brain properly Belyayev wrote Amba novel and it's sequel Hoity Toity Ultima Thulean (talk) 12:28, 2 November 2020 (UTC)