Microbiome Affects Brain Function

[Rynn]

Emulating a brain on its own would undoubtedly lead to a dead brain after a few ticks of the simulation. It's absolutely necessary to simulate much of the body too, be they the endocrine system or the microbiome. Without these even if the upload seems healthy it may degenerate over time. Exactly what resolution would be needed for each system is unclear, figuring that out is part of why uploading when it was first developed in the setting had an appalling success rate.