It is known you can remove parts of brain, thus reducing ability to think, sometimes abruptly (but not completely). One of the abruptions will be fatal for ability to stay conscious.
Scientists research man missing 90% of his brain who leads a normal life https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-thursday-...
Before getting hung up on the idea of transmission, understand this is just an analogy: breaking something by removing a part does not prove much at all.