2008/9/5 Mike Tintner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> "Past studies have shown how many neurons are involved in a single, simple
> memory. Researchers might be able to isolate a few single neurons "in the
> process of summoning a memory", but that is like saying that they have
> isolated a few water molecul
Er sorry - my question is answered in the interesting Slashdot thread
(thanks again):
"Past studies have shown how many neurons are involved in a single, simple
memory. Researchers might be able to isolate a few single neurons "in the
process of summoning a memory", but that is like saying tha
Thanks, Brad. My question is: all we know as a result of this is that the
same cells that were somehow part of registering a sensory impression, are
also part of recalling it? We don't kow what exact part they play, do we?
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On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Brad Paulsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/science/05brain.html?_r=3&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/1164685 for the original study.
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As the article says, this has long been suspected but until now hadn't
been demonstrated. Edelman was describing the same phenomena as "the
remembered present" well over a decade ago, and his idea seems to have
been loosely inspired by ideas from Freud and James.
Remembering seems to be an act of
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/science/05brain.html?_r=3&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
or, indirectly,
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/05/0138237&from=rss
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