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Brain Cells Observed Summoning a Memory

Anti-Globalism writes "Scientists have for the first time recorded individual brain cells in the act of summoning a spontaneous memory, revealing not only where a remembered experience is registered but also, in part, how the brain is able to recreate it."

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  1. Re:I just summoned some 'memories' by AnotherUsername · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just want to know when I will be able to download into my mind knowledge. I'll take an order of all the languages in the world, with a side of advanced mathematics and physics, and maybe some animal science for dessert.

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  2. Awesome innovation! ; by assemblerex · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're one step closer to a "Forget your first sexual encounter" pill.

    1. Re:Awesome innovation! ; by jonaskoelker · · Score: 5, Funny

      We're one step closer to a "Forget your first sexual encounter" pill.

      Here on slashdot, we call that "placebo".

  3. Neo: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Neo: I know Kung-Fu.
    Morpheus: Show me.
    Neo: It starts at 0x21b3a5da.

  4. Re:I just summoned some 'memories' by wilkinc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe he meant 'Bestiality'?

  5. Re:I just summoned some 'memories' by jacquesm · · Score: 5, Funny

    and several other Asian terms.

  6. Re:I just summoned some 'memories' by alexj33 · · Score: 5, Funny

    South Korea's also got Seoul.