Scientists capture the first image of memories being made - Polidicks

[url=http://www.sciencecodex.com/scientists_capture_the_first_image_of_memories_being_made]Source[/url] [quote] The ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world. A new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), McGill University and University of California, Los Angeles has captured an image for the first time of a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies long-term memory formation. The finding provides the first visual evidence that when a new memory is formed new proteins are made locally at the synapse - the connection between nerve cells - increasing the strength of the synaptic connection and reinforcing the memory. The study published in Science, is important for understanding how memory traces are created and the ability to monitor it in real time will allow a detailed understanding of how memories are formed. When considering what might be going on in the brain at a molecular level two essential properties of memory need to be taken into account. First, because a lot of information needs to be maintained over a long time there has to be some degree of stability. Second, to allow for learning and adaptation the system also needs to be highly flexible. [img]http://www.sciencecodex.com/aggregated-images/brain/c9S5FRrP8zu3Fo64.jpg[/img] [i]The increase in green fluorescence represents the imaging of local translation at synapses during long-term synaptic plasticity.[/i] For this reason, research has focused on synapses which are the main site of exchange and storage in the brain. They form a vast but also constantly fluctuating network of connections whose ability to change and adapt, called synaptic plasticity, may be the fundamental basis of learning and memory. [/quote] We're all going to remember this day.

What's on the picture? Some geometry war I guess

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Is this good or bad.. Like how will " dem Commies" use this against us?

[QUOTE=werner;23297508]What's on the picture=?[/QUOTE] Sperm.

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[QUOTE=clonekiller;23297510]Is this good or bad.. Like how will " dem Commies" use this against us?[/QUOTE] It helps us map the brain and gain knowledge about what we are and how we work, you couldn't figure that out from the article?

[QUOTE=werner;23297508]What's on the picture? Some geometry war I guess[/QUOTE] ye its the 15 level of geomotry war for the wii its pretty crazy because the green things are firing masive beems at you on a serious note woot woot science

hmmm.. interesting. YOu guys also know that synapses are the place where most drugs have effects? like weed and nicotine and such...

[QUOTE=werner;23297508]What's on the picture? Some geometry war I guess[/QUOTE] I thought of multiplayer asteroids.

[QUOTE=kayOkay;23297796]hmmm.. interesting. YOu guys also know that synapses are the place where most drugs have effects? like weed and nicotine and such...[/QUOTE] Who doesn't know this? All drugs either work with synapses or specialised receptors. And the pictures the triforce, the subjects is clearly a 4channer.

[QUOTE=bravehat;23298943]Who doesn't know this? All drugs either work with synapses or specialised receptors. And the pictures the triforce, the subjects is clearly a 4channer.[/QUOTE] Shame that the triangles are facing the wrong way really.

He's a newfag then :v:

[QUOTE=clonekiller;23297510]Is this good or bad.. Like how will " dem Commies" use this against us?[/QUOTE] It's just science, how human kind uses it is up to the people.

I wonder if they'll be able to record patterns of memory - and then find out which specific bits of those patterns relate to information. That way, we could get instant-learning if they could figure out how to stimulate those patterns artificially.

I don't like the idea that all my memories are just protein chains :/

[QUOTE=ThePunisher1;23299148]I don't like the idea that all my memories are just protein chains :/[/QUOTE] Everything you are is the result of genetic randomisation, all encoded in your DNA and it's damaged counter parts. Deal with it. Although your mind on the other hand, we haven't got a scooby how it works, could be biochemical reactions or it could be an artifact thanks to Quantum Entaglement.

oh man so all my geometry skills are stored in triangles that is is fitting

[QUOTE=IAmIchigo;23297698] on a serious note woot woot science[/QUOTE] How is that a serious note

It's going to be a scary day when we know enough about the human mind to plant memories or thoughts in them.

If they know how memories are made can they make it so i stop forgetting shit?

[QUOTE=SteelReal;23303473]It's going to be a scary day when we know enough about the human mind to plant memories or thoughts in them.[/QUOTE] We already can do that. It's called lying. We've perfected it! But come on guys, this is an amazing discovery! I'm incredibly excited about this because the formation of memories has always been theory rather than fact.

Actually, I can see this being used for some kind of AI or something. Figure out how we store memories and how we learn, we can turn that into some self-thinking computer. OH GOD SKYNET!

[QUOTE=SteelReal;23303473]It's going to be a scary day when we know enough about the human mind to plant memories or thoughts in them.[/QUOTE] Leonardo DiCaprio can do it.

Very interesting actually. Wasn't their an article saying this would lead to the ability to play dreams out on tvs?

lol at an advert on the source website. [img]http://www.sciencecodex.com/modules/releases/assets/ad1.png[/img] Gollum?

[QUOTE=werner;23297508]What's on the picture? Some geometry war I guess[/QUOTE] Obviously, the child's first memory is watching his couch-potato dad play Geometry Wars: Retro Advance

when do i get my mind control hat

This is so cool but so weird at the same time. [editline]04:06PM[/editline] [QUOTE=SteelReal;23303473]It's going to be a scary day when we know enough about the human mind to plant memories or thoughts in them.[/QUOTE] I can't believe I'm saying this, but I sort of agree with you. If we know how memories work, who's to say we won't figure out how to engineer false memories ourselves?

These are not the memories you are looking for.