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salice,
> 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'.
This is getting very complicated. Far simpler if memories aren't stored
anywhere but emerge from the act of recollection. Instead of attributing an
artificial memory system to the brain, we should be searching for the basis
of natural memory, that is, the recall of what was once present.
Ted
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