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Researchers Implant False Memories In Mice

Posted by samzenpus on from the remember-this dept.

sciencehabit writes "Call it 'Total Recall' for mice. A group of neuroscientists say that they've identified a potential mechanism of false memory creation and have planted such a memory in the brain of a mouse. With this knowledge, neuroscientists can start to figure out how many neurons it takes to give us the perception of what's around us and what goes on in our neural wiring when we remember—or misremember—the past."

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  1. Download complete by NoMoreMrNiceGuy2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know kung fu.

  2. HHGTG by rossdee · · Score: 5, Funny

    So the mice thought they were supervising a computer program to find the ultimate question of Life the Universe and Everything

  3. Re:The Matrix by StiversElizabeth · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't care about philosophy. I just wanna learn Kung Fu.

  4. Thanks for the memories! by Maintenance+Goof · · Score: 3, Funny

    Have any of you seen a fellow named Kuato around here?

  5. Re: No they didn't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Most people don't need to be conditioned to cringe at Bieber.