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Posted on 4/18/14 at 12:02 pm to Kentucker
Posted on 4/18/14 at 12:02 pm to Kentucker
Somebody harped on it earlier and I wonder how long our minds can hold data? If we can extend life 100 years or such do we have a Y2K glitch built in?
If you froze someone for a 490 years so they could take the trip would they wake up with a blank mind?
Probably better to just send some DNA and an eight track player....
If you froze someone for a 490 years so they could take the trip would they wake up with a blank mind?
Probably better to just send some DNA and an eight track player....
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Posted on 4/18/14 at 12:39 pm to BarberitosDawg
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Somebody harped on it earlier and I wonder how long our minds can hold data?
Holding data needs to be distinguished from processing data. We passed our ability to hold voluminous amounts of information long ago.
We discovered that retaining data was not possible so we invented computers that helped us store it. We routinely tap into this stored data as we live our lives.
The biggest data storage device is, of course, the internet and I've been consulting it frequently in discussion about this thread's topic.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 12:55 pm to BarberitosDawg
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Somebody harped on it earlier and I wonder how long our minds can hold data?
I think I misunderstood your question. So sorry.
The brain's hippocampus and amygdala help process memory. Where it goes exactly for storage is unknown.
It's safe to say, though, that if our biological processes can be put into a successful stasis, the neuronal arrangements of our memories will remain as unchanged as the rest of the cells that make us up.
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