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    Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
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    Image of OmarMojojojo OmarMojojojo
    11/02/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    Different people's neural nets are structured differently. Good luck sorting that out, to create new connections that are meaningful to the individual.

    Unfortunately the easier way would be to just override any individuality. Television is becoming good at that already.
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    Image of Dukluss Dukluss
    11/01/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    So if they can implant false memories "Total Recall" style, could they do the reverse and erase them "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" style?
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    Image of SnoozerD SnoozerD
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    Imagine...Fanboy, getting taught calculus by Tara Patrick! OMG! And then 42 languages simultaneously by Lisa Ann (who is playing Sarah Paylin ([thesuperficial.com])(yummy) and then off to Xenobiology with Traci Bingham (omg yes!) to finish the day how about some GenEd with Tina Fey (so what if she is married!!)
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    Image of Fanboy185 Fanboy185
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    Idealistic nerds. Ya know that the first avenue for commercialization of this technology will be porn. The second: porn. The third: interrogation of prisoners. Eventually you'll be able to use it to find an easy way through that year of intro to calculus, or general accounting.
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    Image of Dillenger69 Dillenger69
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    So, what is the ultrasound doing to the babies being imaged?
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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    great... because i've been trying to REMEMBER that time i had sex with anderson cooper and robert pattinson so...... strap me in!
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    Image of rovroman rovroman
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    this sounds great until they make you "remember" how much you love the government
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    10/31/08

    @rovroman: Yeah, or when you suddenly "remember" assassinating the head of state, or planting the car bomb...
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    10/31/08

    @Anekanta: There was an episode of Torchwood about this . . .
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    Image of corpore-metal corpore-metal
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    But have they studie how long these changes are retained or do you forget it all in a few minutes or hours?


    And they really have no idea how long it would take to "write" all the changes needed to memorize a quarters worth of quantum theory for undergraduates.


    Still, combine this with rTMS, and we have the makings of an interesting research tool!

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    Image of Log1c Log1c
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    Now I must add Ultrasound stimulation to my rTMS helmet.


    Soon I will rule the world!

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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    That would have made school so much easier. It would have been nice to sit down in the family learning chair everyday instead of going to school.
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    Image of phatnacky phatnacky
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    Douglas Quaid: Ever heard of Rekall? They sell those fake memories.

    Harry: Oh, "Rekall, Rekall, Rekall". Why? You thinking of going?

    Douglas Quaid: I don't know, maybe.

    Harry: Well don't. A friend of mine tried one their "special offers", nearly got himself lobotamised.

    Douglas Quaid: No shit?

    Harry: Don't fuck with your brain, pal. It ain't worth it.

    Douglas Quaid: I guess not.
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    Image of MarlboroTestMonkey7 MarlboroTestMonkey7
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    Hmmm, what about a dream date with certain Ms. Connelly?
    Just askin'
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    Image of Mathmos Mathmos
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    Reminds me of a paper saw asserting the nerve firing is really a pressure wave rather than a wave of depolarization.
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    Image of russdanger russdanger
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    That's really cool, seeing that I didn't actually learn anything when I was in college...
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    Image of Themindtaker Themindtaker
    10/31/08

    In reply to Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College
    Ok, so this just implants memories, right? So do they know enough about the brain to give you the muscle memory, or would you have to go through infuriating hours of training once you already have memories of learning in order to make your body physically capable of kung fu, or painting, or what have you?


    Also, if this is just memories, it would really be good mainly for recreational use. Because I have memories of Physical Chemistry lectures. I went to every damn one. But I am useless when it comes to that stuff. then again, maybe memories where the lecturer wasn't senile would be beneficial.

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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    10/31/08

    @Themindtaker: Yeah, I don't think you could learn kung fu this way--moreover, even you could learn the muscle memory part, so much of kung fu is condition on physically developing muscles in certain kinds of ways that you wouldn't be any good at it.


    And, of course, from a philosophical level it's impossible to learn kung fu this way. Kung Fu means literally "a difficult skill learned over time." Anything that takes a long time to master counts as kung fu--and, no matter how high you can kick, if you had it just crammed into your brain, it doesn't count at all.

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