# Mind Uploading Will Not Capture an Individual Mind by Olaf Sporns > "This is not going to happen." > **— Olaf Sporns**, *2010, Scientific American discussion of whole-brain emulation and mind uploading* ## Sources and Context - **Full quotation and context:** [Can You Live Forever? Maybe Not—But You Can Have Fun Trying](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/e-zimmer-can-you-live-forever/) — “This” refers to mind uploading and the expectation that whole-brain emulation could capture an individual person's mind; the article distinguishes that skepticism from Sporns's expectation that brain models will remain scientifically useful. ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife|Digital Afterlife]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife Rights and Personhood|Digital Afterlife Rights and Personhood]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife Governance|Digital Afterlife Governance]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Long-Term Digital Preservation|Long-Term Digital Preservation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "This is not going to happen." — Olaf Sporns, 2010, Scientific American discussion of whole-brain emulation and mind uploading https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-olaf-sporns-not-going-happen ```