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  • nanometer1625@thelemmy.club
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    5 hours ago

    Sometimes I wonder what would happen if we created a dolphin with a human brain, or an octopus with a human brain, etc. Are brains plastic enough to adapt? What if after learning how to use one body, the brain was somehow transferred to / plugged into a different body? Would it be possible to learn 2 different bodies and even swap between them at will?

    • Geobloke@aussie.zone
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      5 hours ago

      I think so, like cars are a fairly simple version of that. And if you’ve ever used a digger which is essentially a giant arm controlled by hydraulics