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Device keeps brain alive, functioning separate from body (www.utsouthwestern.edu)
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[–] skygirl 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Note that they're just isolating blood flow. They're not taking the brain out and putting it in a fancy jar.

Not totally clear how this is different than a heart and lung machine that they use during major heart surgery. Sounds like this is mostly an improvement on that, they talk about it replicating the 'pulse' of a heartbeat for example.