# Summary of IRC Log from April 21, 2015

• A Vice article was shared about treating OCD with gamma rays, with a comment that "lobotomy isn't dead!" - showing continued interest in direct brain intervention techniques among transhumanists.

• Discussion about cryonics included surprise that Alcor only has 130 patients (not 300 or 1200 as some believed), and skepticism about Alcor's ability to survive long-term (100 kiloyears).

• A debate occurred about the ethics of head-only cryopreservation, with some participants arguing that consciousness may extend beyond the brain into the peripheral nervous system.

• There was a brief discussion about organisms naturally resistant to freeze-thaw cycles (like goldfish) and whether studying them could benefit cryonics research.

• A link was shared to an article about mental feedback loops and their relationship to conditions like OCD, ADHD and depression, suggesting that vulnerability to neural feedback might be pathological.

• Kanzure added cryonics to a declaration list on the DIY H+ wiki, indicating ongoing documentation of transhumanist technologies and approaches.