# If Biology Can Run a Mind, Engineering May Too by Randal A. Koene > "The biological brain is able to run functions of the mind fairly efficiently, so we should be able to engineer the same." > **— Randal A. Koene**, *2014, whole-brain-emulation interview* ## Sources and Context - **Full quotation and context:** [Randal Koene on whole brain emulation](https://intelligence.org/2014/03/20/randal-a-koene-on-whole-brain-emulation/) — The interview supplies Koene's substrate and engineering argument in full context. ## 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]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The biological brain is able to run functions of the mind fairly efficiently, so we should be able to engineer the same." — Randal A. Koene, 2014, whole-brain-emulation interview https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-randal-koene-biology-mind-engineering-too ```