The article assumes that memory is stored in the brain, possibly in the neo-cortex. There is no evidence to support that assertion. There is no need to make such an assertion. Consider that memory is a process of analysis, comparison, and synthesis, not something stored.
To: a history buff
FYI
2 posted on
12/10/2001 8:33:32 AM PST by
Al B.
To: RightWhale
The article assumes that memory is stored in the brain, possibly in the neo-cortex. There is no evidence to support that assertion. There is no need to make such an assertion. Consider that memory is a process of analysis, comparison, and synthesis, not something stored.
If memory isn't stored in the brain, then where is it? Yes, "memory" is a process of analysis, comparison and synthesis, but there has to be something to analyze, compare and synthesize -- so where is it? Also keep in mind that head trauma sometimes leads to memory loss.
3 posted on
12/10/2001 8:44:51 AM PST by
Dimensio
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bump
5 posted on
12/10/2001 9:07:07 AM PST by
JediGirl
To: RightWhale; blam; TigerLikesRooster; Physicist; Victoria Delsoul; Askel5; Fraulein; mlo; monkey...
BUMP!
9 posted on
12/10/2001 11:23:27 AM PST by
Cool Guy
To: RightWhale
No Evidence Of New Neurons In Adult Primate Neocortex Damn!
10 posted on
12/10/2001 11:25:55 AM PST by
OWK
To: RightWhale; Cool Guy
To CG: I'll see your Bump and raise you a Bump!
To: RightWhale
These findings point to some limitations in using stem cells to replace neural deficits. New cells will not "take" in an area which will normally not accept neurons via neurogenesis.
Just BTW, your network based idea of memory is belied by the fact that specific clusters of neurons with very specific gene expression and proteins are responsible for selected cognitive functions.
18 posted on
12/10/2001 4:26:44 PM PST by
Nebullis
To: RightWhale
Whew! Now I can sleep tonight.
To: RightWhale; Dimensio; a history buff; WL-law
Everything that falls under the heading "mental" such as feeling and thinking is ultimately the result of biochemical reactions and physical structures within the brain. The brain is merely an organ that secretes thought.
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