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> Since there's no known way to prevent TGA, no treatment, and apparently no lasting damage, it has never (AFAIK) been researched, certainly not researched much
by d110af5ccf 6y ago
> Since there's no known way to prevent TGA, no treatment, and apparently no lasting damage, it has never (AFAIK) been researched, certainly not researched much
I suspect the issue may be the lack of a good biological model. I'd guess it would be a very attractive and obvious research target for anyone aiming to investigate memory formation and recall. However, systematic studies generally require a model system that can be reliably reproduced.
- sprafa 6y agoIndeed, studying TGA would mean finding these people who have 2-8 hour episodes.
- d110af5ccf 6y ago> finding these people Possibly, but I strongly suspect humans wouldn't be very good models in this case given how much we don't know about memory in general. Rather you'd want a robust non-human animal model of some sort, with a straightforward way of inducing TGA (or something that appeared to be substantially similar) on demand. Think rodent with optogenetic modifications or similar.