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Originally Posted by drewboy12
Because what is memory and consciousness? It's not like everything I remember moves some kind of atoms in my brain?
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Why isn't it like that? Memories seem to be stored in the network of connections between neurons.
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Originally Posted by drewboy12
So would it be like being born again? Formatting a flash card.
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Formatting a flash card changes the flash card, if we're making an exact copy with no changes there's no reason to think all the memories would be wiped.
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Originally Posted by troutman
I thought I heard somewhere that we replace all our cells every 7-10 years, but this does not apply to the brain:
http://askanaturalist.com/do-we-repl...7-or-10-years/
[I]Neurons in the cerebral cortex are never replaced. There are no neurons added to your cerebral cortex after birth. Any cerebral cortex neurons that die are not replaced. |
Maybe, first they thought that, then they thought that neurogenesis continues into adulthood, especially in certain areas of the brain relating to memory, but there still seems to be disagreement about it.
But still it makes sense, if the cells were replaced over time with new ones like the rest of us, that doesn't change our identity, so why would replacing them all at the same time (like that kind of transporter would)?