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It seems neatly organized to say "that we can explain all brain activity" and yet not necessarily bound exactly what is "brain activity." I think prior to rece
by opello 11mo ago
It seems neatly organized to say "that we can explain all brain activity" and yet not necessarily bound exactly what is "brain activity." I think prior to recent research [1] people would have concluded that memory was solely the domain of the brain. But that sense/setting/environment would allow Clive Wearing to circumvent amnesia to access skills otherwise unavailable to his conscious mind [2] should raise questions of that understanding.
[1] https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2024/november/memories-are-not-only-in-the-brain--new-research-finds.html https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2024/novemb...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Wearing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Wearing
- georgefrowny 11mo agoClive Wearing is some SCP-level nightmare fuel but at least he apparently isn't in constant distress each time.