# What Whole Brain Emulation Means by Anders Sandberg > "Whole brain emulation means scanning the structure of a brain and running a model of it on a computer." > **— Anders Sandberg**, *Whole Brain Emulation: A Roadmap (2008), compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Whole Brain Emulation: A Roadmap (2008), compressed candidate wording. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Mind Uploading|Mind Uploading]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Mind Uploading|Mind Uploading]] - [[wiki/Whole Brain Emulation|Whole Brain Emulation]] - [[wiki/Substrate Migration|Substrate Migration]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/State Sufficiency Problem|State Sufficiency Problem]] - [[wiki/Verification of Continuity Claims|Verification of Continuity Claims]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Whole brain emulation means scanning the structure of a brain and running a model of it on a computer." — Anders Sandberg, Whole Brain Emulation: A Roadmap (2008), compressed candidate wording https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-anders-sandberg-whole-brain-emulation-means ```