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Could you not e.g. operate in an artificial vacuum using oxygen masks? If open skull surgery is so detrimental to IQ, why is this not done? I understand there's
by nexuist 7y ago
Could you not e.g. operate in an artificial vacuum using oxygen masks? If open skull surgery is so detrimental to IQ, why is this not done? I understand there's a cost factor but given the scale of medical expenses, it seems within the realm of possibility?
- andrey_utkin 7y agoBecause brain and other body tissues normally have internal pressure of 1 atmosphere, so if you put it into vacuum, it will explode and blood and other liquids will boil.
- gruez 7y agoHe probably means some sort of inert gas to minimize the effects of air exposure.
- guywhocodes 7y agoCould use argon in a vat shaped system and continuously push in more to wash out any oxygen following the tools. Could probably be done with very little oxygen touching the brain if we really want to build the tools.