This is a bit of a silly question :) – Are brain transplants actually possible? If so, how do the doctors decide who’s

Question: This is a bit of a silly question :) - Are brain transplants actually possible? If so, how do the doctors decide who's brain to use?
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Asked by mary98 to Damien, Rachael, Simon, Suzi, Tim on 20 Jun 2011.
- Suzi Gage answered on 20 Jun 2011:
  
  Hi @mary98
  At the moment they’re not possible. Your brain controls all the other organs in your body, and also holds all of your memories and what makes you ‘you’. So I don’t think it would ever be possible, and if it WAS ever possible, it would have to be YOUR brain in to a new body, rather than putting a new brain in your body, otherwise all your memories and thoughts would all be gone, as they would be in your ‘old’ brain.
  
  What do you think about that?

lidivampire commented on 20 Jun 2011:

That’s really interesting!

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mary98 commented on 22 Jun 2011:

that’s confusing :s thanks for answering!x

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Question: This is a bit of a silly question :) - Are brain transplants actually possible? If so, how do the doctors decide who's brain to use?