I suspect that a 1percent loss of neurons would probably still create a reasonable approximation for who you where. You might forget some childhood memory's etc, but the human brain is extremely redundant (unlike software) so it's not a error prone as we might think. IMO, The real issue would be avoiding creating lot's of false connections lest we wake of with even more fake memory's.
From what I've read and understood, the redundancy of the brain has been approximated up to 10%. It will take time to get back to being 100% normal, but that with brain loss of 10% or lower you can easily survive and in fact return to normality within (I assume on average) under a year.
If they ever allow the freezer tubing of conscious humans with presently incurable diseases I believe it should be required for them to record their daily life for between a month and a year along with daily video journals so that they can be replayed this to prompt the reconnection of neurones.
I think you are likely correct. I kill quite a few neurons with a night of heavy drinking and indeed do "mis-remember" what happened in reality.
Brains are very redundant (as you mentioned) and they are also dynamic. The way I remember an event now will probably be different than the way I remember the same event 10 years from now.
Thanks for the wishes of good luck. I figure its worth a shot, although I have doubts that it will work. Plus, being burned to ashes or being put under dirt does not really appeal to me.
I suspect that a 1percent loss of neurons would probably still create a reasonable approximation for who you where. You might forget some childhood memory's etc, but the human brain is extremely redundant (unlike software) so it's not a error prone as we might think. IMO, The real issue would be avoiding creating lot's of false connections lest we wake of with even more fake memory's.