Scientists Create New Memories by Directly Changing the Brain - Polidicks

[url]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130910142334.htm[/url] [QUOTE][B]By studying how memories are made, UC Irvine neurobiologists created new, specific memories by direct manipulation of the brain, which could prove key to understanding and potentially resolving learning and memory disorders.[/B] During the research, Weinberger and colleagues played a specific tone to test rodents then stimulated the nucleus basalis deep within their brains, releasing acetylcholine (ACh), a chemical involved in memory formation. This procedure increased the number of brain cells responding to the specific tone. The following day, the scientists played many sounds to the animals and found that their respiration spiked when they recognized the particular tone, showing that specific memory content was created by brain changes directly induced during the experiment. Created memories have the same features as natural memories including long-term retention. "Disorders of learning and memory are a major issue facing many people and since we've found not only a way that the brain makes memories, but how to create new memories with specific content, our hope is that our research will pave the way to prevent or resolve this global issue," said Weinberger, who is also a fellow with the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory and the Center for Hearing Research at UC Irvine. The creation of new memories by directly changing the cortex is the culmination of several years of research in Weinberger's lab implicating the nucleus basalis and ACh in brain plasticity and specific memory formation. Previously, the authors had also shown that the strength of memory is controlled by the number of cells in the auditory cortex that process a sound.[/QUOTE]

Can't help but wonder who would fund this kind of thing.

immediately made me think of total recall

git yoh ahss to Mars

Artificial modification of memories doesn't bode well with me... Afterall, our memories are the very foundation of one's personality.

[QUOTE=GÃ©za!;42154810]Artificial modification of memories doesn't bode well with me... Afterall, our memories are the very foundation of one's personality.[/QUOTE]if i'm not me then who the hell am i

[QUOTE=GÃ©za!;42154810]Artificial modification of memories doesn't bode well with me... Afterall, our memories are the very foundation of one's personality.[/QUOTE] This was done in mice, people are a lot more complex.

[QUOTE=GÃ©za!;42154810]Artificial modification of memories doesn't bode well with me... Afterall, our memories are the very foundation of one's personality.[/QUOTE] However, in severe trauma cases, you could potentially remove bad memories?

[QUOTE=Reshy;42154850]This was done in mice, people are a lot more complex.[/QUOTE] Buwlshit

I know kung fu.

[QUOTE=Reshy;42154850]This was done in mice, people are a lot more complex.[/QUOTE] Every test starts with mice. If it's successful it will sooner or later make it to human testing.

[QUOTE=itisjuly;42154900]Every test starts with mice. If it's successful it will sooner or later make it to human testing.[/QUOTE] I wonder whether there was ever a reverse case of this.

[QUOTE=James xX;42154860]However, in severe trauma cases, you could potentially remove bad memories?[/QUOTE] There's already some science fiction dealing with "oh let's just erase the bad memories", and it's just not that simple. Traumas especially affect one's personality on a fundamental level.

Inject me with "I know how to kiss" memories please, kty.

is that artificial memory a memory of how men in white coats strapped you into a machine and did god knows what to your brains? [editline]11th September 2013[/editline] because I can do that too

[QUOTE=GÃ©za!;42154934]There's already some science fiction dealing with "oh let's just erase the bad memories", and it's just not that simple. Traumas especially affect one's personality on a fundamental level.[/QUOTE] Consider the following: You have suffered a traumatic event, which has left you depressed. I'm not saying removing the memory would cure your depression, I'm saying you wouldn't have a constant reminder of your past.

If this gets advanced enough you could actually flash teach people stuff. Imagine being able to essentially take a college or uni course in an hour long procedure to write the memories into your head, then all you need to do is some practical work and you'd have a solid knowledge of what you're doing.

[QUOTE=Joazzz;42154845]if i'm not me then who the hell am i[/QUOTE] You're either Arnold Schwarzenegger or Colin Farrell. Or maybe John Cho, but fuck that guy.

[QUOTE=GÃ©za!;42154934]There's already some science fiction dealing with "oh let's just erase the bad memories", and it's just not that simple. Traumas especially affect one's personality on a fundamental level.[/QUOTE] I want to insult you for being so close sighted Removing bad memories could help soldiers you know, not have post traumatic stress disorder Or torture or something Or hell even SCP foundation type shit Personality is always changing and if you care about yourself the way you are right now you might as well just kill yourself now because you're a different person when you're sleepy, after you've had coffee, before an important exam or job interview. If removing memories that mentally incapacitate people improves their quality of life and enables them to be a functional member of society I don't see how anybody can argue against that. Voluntary application only if they're the type of person that wears their trauma like a badge of honor or if they have a moral stance against it, but I'd think people experiencing something traumatic like that would have the sense of proportion to go through with it anyway

[QUOTE=Joazzz;42154845]if i'm not me then who the hell am i[/QUOTE] not quaid

[QUOTE=Joazzz;42154845]if i'm not me then who the hell am i[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;SE8KlskLKzc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE8KlskLKzc[/video]

[QUOTE=genkaz92;42154868]I know kung fu.[/QUOTE] Serious or not, here's the thing; you could, in theory, alter the memories of the brain to know kung-fu somehow if stuff like this gets perfected and commonplace (I honestly hope not), but the muscles of your body would still have to train themselves to use that knowledge properly. It'd be knowledge you can do little with until you properly practice and train to utilize it - reflex and muscle memory, essentially.

The future is fucking fantastic. I was just reading that article about quantum teleportation too, we're stepping forward really fast.

I remember reading this

[QUOTE=RikohZX;42155150]Serious or not, here's the thing; you could, in theory, alter the memories of the brain to know kung-fu somehow if stuff like this gets perfected and commonplace (I honestly hope not), but the muscles of your body would still have to train themselves to use that knowledge properly. It'd be knowledge you can do little with until you properly practice and train to utilize it - reflex and muscle memory, essentially.[/QUOTE] I was thinking about the same thing myself. Everyone's muscle structure is different, therefore it would probably not be possible to become a kung fu master instantly unless the program was somehow adopted to adjust itself to your specific muscle structure. Even then, you would have to do the actual physical training to get into perfect shape like an actual kung fu master would be.

"I know kung fu" ?

[QUOTE=Agoat;42155643]"I know kung fu" ?[/QUOTE] You shall now be my evil twin forever.

[QUOTE=genkaz92;42155662]You shall now be my evil twin forever.[/QUOTE] oh shit AWKWAERD

[QUOTE=Reshy;42154850]This was done in mice, people are a lot more complex.[/QUOTE] It's still slightly concerning.

This could be used for evil or for good.