July 26, 2013 9:15 — 1 Comment
Electrical Activity in Brain Contains Info on Memory, Environment and State of Mind
A collection of memories, environmental circumstances and an individual’s current state of mind are among the pieces of information carried in the electrical activity of brain cells. This finding, revealed in a New York University study, offers new perspectives on the processes that aid in knowledge and recalling memories. Click here to read the full article.
Interesting article, but we have not solved the basic puzzle of memory formation — how a chemical, molecular process creates symbolic words; how is it stored and how is retrieved; how many billions of RNA travel through so many billions of cells and create the entire experience and store it — it is indeed mind-boggling.
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