Survey finds 21.85% of neuroscientists think mental uploading may be possible
matiroy · x · 2026-07-27
A reply in a neuroscience survey thread adds that among 2,657 neuroscientists, 64% endorse reductive physicalism, while only 17.5% reject free will.
The same thread says 21.85% agree that future neuroscience could enable “mental uploading” — transferring human mental activity to a synthetic device.
The post highlights the phrasing and asks whether the vocabulary choice is meaningful, making it a small but telling data point in the broader mind/uploading debate.
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