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Aussie Scientists Discover Brain-Healing Mechanism

MQBS writes "Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered a way to make the brain heal itself. The article is a bit light on detail but it looks fairly important (at least to the unknowledgable about advanced neuroscience (like me)). I like the part about incrased memory... anyone care to be a complete GNU/Linux source code concordance ^_^?"

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  1. Re:it's also about time... by Kowh · · Score: 2, Redundant

    The problem with the Human Brain Storage System [TM] isn't really total capacity, but instead the memory addressing system. It doesn't even use a simple system like a linearly numbered addresses, instead it seems to use an sense/input based address system, where an image and a smell (or other inputs) will give you back a memory of your first tricycle. Too bad what you really wanted was the answer to the exam question.

    I also think H.B.S.S. manufacturers have let quality control slip a little bit, as the address systems don't appear to be consistent across similar models. This is especially apparently when "Male" and "Female" type models try to interface and compare stored memory concerning things like whose turn it is to walk the dog.