Permutations and Mutations (Score 1)

I noticed half way through the article that there was a comment about which "Ray" was real and the claims that the cybernetic "Ray" to being the real Ray. I also noticed the comment about the permability of carbon-based Ray's Brain. This struck me as a possible experiment in psychology or even new industries / research venues.

A child's brain could be scanned at birth along with a DNA record; the brain-print would be loaded into a computer and made to interact with a life times worth of experiences. This brain-print could be replicated across as many computers as deemed necassary for the experiment. Each computer/brain set would be given a different set of life times to work with and at the end of the "life time" the resulting personality could be analyzed and used to treat carbon-based people.

For example a brain-print could be fed a life time of hate and anger. The results could be analyzed and used to treat those who have not had the luxury of love and kindness.

These life times need not be contemporary lives either. They could be pre-historic, or medieval or any other time. The results of a given enviroment on a given set of brain-prints could also be studied.

After a time, patterns would begin to arise between the DNA patterns and the brain-prints. With only the DNA of an unborn child, the parents could be advised as to the best way to raise their particular child; to make the child the most healthy and mentally balanced they can be. The best schools for a particular brain-print could be organized and children could be paired with the best teachers.

Group dynamics would be revolutionized. Individuals could be scanned and the brain prints could be tested in a group situation to see if the group would function optimally.

Computers are greatly advancing the way data is being used and manipulated. Brain-printing could greatly advance psycology and group productivity.