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Our brains outside of our body

I’m new to this subreddit but i was curious about the possibility of our brain still working outside of our body. If say, we were able to keep our brain alive after death (but just by itself, meaning not put into a “robot” body of some sort) would our brain still act as our regular “self” if that makes sense? Although we wouldn’t have our body, our sight, hearing, or body sensations, would our brain consciously know who it is still and be able to think like regular? or does the brain needed other key elements in the body to have a full consciousness? if so, what is our “self” made up of if it’s not just the brain itself? and could the brain be aware of itself and it’s situation? overall i’m just curious if the brain, by itself, can still be like your regular self, just without the body. this is hard to word but i tried my best!! if u have any insight i’d love to hear! :)
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This is a common topic in philosophy of mind. A great introduction to this theme would be to read Where am I? by Daniel C. Dennett.   


It is a very short story about the relation between body and mind, the self and the perception of reality.