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Is it alzheimer’s?
by hexomancer 8y ago
Is it alzheimer’s?
- saagarjha 8y agoNo, although that is an interesting thought: selectively forgetting things so you can relearn them later.
- Izkata 8y agoThe immortals from the webcomic El Goonish Shive do something like this to avoid insanity, passing only important memories into their new lives. It tends to lead to panic (due to half-remembering important things) or unwanted obligations in their next life.
- otakucode 8y agoIt would be helpful, if still dealing with a human brain, to forget things in order to remain sane. Simulated brains which have the ability to forget removed end up acting pretty much exactly like schizophrenics brains.
- hexomancer 8y agoDo you have a source for that?
- otakucode 8y agoSorry for long wait for reply, but I'd 'posted too fast' and couldn't reply yesterday and just got back to it. But yes, here is the study I was referring to: https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(11)00012-6/fulltext https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-32...