Survey of 2,657 neuroscientists finds 21.85% expect possible mental uploading
matiroy · x · 2026-07-27
A survey of 2,657 neuroscientists found that 64% endorse reductive physicalism, while only 17.5% reject free will.
In the same survey, 21.85% agreed that future neuroscience could enable “mental uploading,” transferring a person’s mental activity to a synthetic device. The post also flags the wording choice as interesting.
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