April 2012
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MIT discovers the location of memories: Individual... →
Check this out: much like in the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, new research on genetically engineered, optically-sensitive neurons in mice demonstrates that we can now decisively conclude that MEMORIES are in fact PHYSICAL, not CONCEPTUAL - and, that specific memories may be erased by destroying or intercepting specific neurons.
I think it’s cool how the mice’s neurons are...