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Thursday, March 13, 2003The job of the hippocampus appears to be to "encode" experiences so they can be stored as long-term memories elsewhere in the brain. "If you lose your hippocampus you only lose the ability to store new memories," says Berger. That offers a relatively simple and safe way to test the device; if someone with the prosthesis regains the ability to store new memories, then it's safe to assume it works. But, as the article points out later, what if the chip makes memories more vivid, or even worse, unforgettable? Repression is an important coping device. Stripped of the ability to forget horrible experiences, a man could really lose his mind. (thanks to Ross for the tip.) posted by Sydney on 3/13/2003 06:36:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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