Structural preservation of the brain may be sufficient for personal identity despite gaps in neuroscience understanding

The article addresses skepticism about preserving consciousness by acknowledging vast unknowns in neuroscience that could make preservation efforts incomplete

References Ted Chiang's science fiction story 'Exhalation' where alien beings store consciousness and memories in physical structures of gold-foil leaves suspended by compressed air

Argues that empirical evidence suggests the limits of unknown brain mechanisms may not be as prohibitive as critics fear for successful preservation