Within the next 30 years, you'll be able to go to your doctor and receive a pill that will extend your lifespan to 600 years.
Alright, we're getting closer to this
2021 is going to be interesting.
Basically (from what I understood) they analyzed the electric activity pattern that happens in the brain when you use your memory, and then they used electrode implants to boost this specific electric pattern, which resulted in an enhancement of the patients' memory.
So these patterns enhance specific memories rather than memory in general?Basically (from what I understood) they analyzed the electric activity pattern that happens in the brain when you use your memory, and then they used electrode implants to boost this specific electric pattern, which resulted in an enhancement of the patients' memory.
The device enhances the performance of the subject during a memory task by stimulating a specific area of the hippocampus with the patterns that are most critical for encoding the information to be able to successfully complete the task. I suppose it can be thought of as boosting the signal to noise ratio for the given task at hand. The task they are using is a test of working memory, related to short term memory but usually referring to some sort of temporary manipulation or management of memory in the short term.So these patterns enhance specific memories rather than memory in general?
Basically (from what I understood) they analyzed the electric activity pattern that happens in the brain when you use your memory, and then they used electrode implants to boost this specific electric pattern, which resulted in an enhancement of the patients' memory.
The device enhances the performance of the subject during a memory task by stimulating a specific area of the hippocampus with the patterns that are most critical for encoding the information to be able to successfully complete the task. I suppose it can be thought of as boosting the signal to noise ratio for the given task at hand. The task they are using is a test of working memory, related to short term memory but usually referring to some sort of temporary manipulation or management of memory in the short term.
Memory consolidation is a much more complicated process that is not well understood, but I think it's generally agreed that short term memory has to be an intermediate in the process of turning sensory information into long term memory. The standard consolidation theory is that memories that initially depend on the hippocampus eventually become consolidated in their original forms in other brain regions. A different hypothesis differentiates between how episodic and semantic, both hippocampus-dependent, memories transform.So what effect does this have on retaining memory past "short term memory"?
Drop it with the casual racism, everyone. For you it might be "just a joke", but for many Asians it's not only unfunny, but very alienating. Please be considerate and think before you post your "clever" quip.
A white guy with the name Dick Cox is still hilarious. It doesn't have to be racism.
Edit* I do, in fact know someone named Richard Cox. Also knew a Richard Long...people's parents have got to do this on purpose.
Someone can laugh at a name without going..."LOL...Asians".
I also enjoy Ha Ha Clinton-Dix name.
As someone posted above, nothing to do with Asian name or whatever, if the name is funny it is funny.
Like Dick.
I don't know what to say to you outside of "just think of a dick singing you a song." It's funny, and has nothing to do with his ethnicity. JFC.
Anyway, this genuinely is super cool and I'm glad this sort of research is being done.
So ya can boost memory but can't come up with a pill or device that erases certain memories?
I would certainly love to erase all my memories and change my name so I could start my adult life all over.
Ring me when there are eye implants that let me see 20/20 or better without contacts/glasses.
This is cool though. I wonder if it could have any use with something like Alzheimer's.
Aw :(I can't have eye surgery with the disease I have. My cornea is thinning and I can't get Lasik or anything like that.
Stupid, insensitive sure but not racist.