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On 5 Feb 2002, at 13:43, Dace wrote:
> The mind simply relies on different neurons to facilitate the
> recollection. If memories are indeed encoded in the brain, then once the
> relevant neural tissue is destroyed, they're not going to suddenly pop up in
> a different set of neurons.
It's possible because the brain might 'double-save' memory. So
there are two different places where the same gets stored and if in
one place something gets lost it can be rebuilt from the other
'backup'.
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