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    OmarMojojojo: Different people's neural nets are structured differently. Good luck sorting that out, to create new connections that are meaningful to the individua... more »
    Dukluss: 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? more »
    SnoozerD: Imagine...Fanboy, getting taught calculus by Tara Patrick! OMG! And then 42 languages simultaneously by Lisa Ann (who is playing Sarah Paylin ([thesup... more »
    Fanboy185: Idealistic nerds. Ya know that the first avenue for commercialization of this technology will be porn. The second: porn. The third: interrogation of ... more »
    Dillenger69: So, what is the ultrasound doing to the babies being imaged? more »
    ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: great... because i've been trying to REMEMBER that time i had sex with anderson cooper and robert pattinson so...... strap me in! more »
    rovroman: this sounds great until they make you "remember" how much you love the government more »
    corpore-metal: 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 w... more »
    Log1c: Now I must add Ultrasound stimulation to my rTMS helmet. Soon I will rule the world! more »
    reddingofish: 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. more »
    phatnacky: Douglas Quaid: Ever heard of Rekall? They sell those fake memories. Harry: Oh, "Rekall, Rekall, Rekall". Why? You thinking of going? Douglas Quaid: I ... more »
    MarlboroTestMonkey7: Hmmm, what about a dream date with certain Ms. Connelly?Just askin' more »
    Mathmos: Reminds me of a paper saw asserting the nerve firing is really a pressure wave rather than a wave of depolarization. more »
    russdanger: That's really cool, seeing that I didn't actually learn anything when I was in college... more »
    Themindtaker: 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 infur... more »
  • #madscience

    Ultrasound Can Give You Memories of Learning Things in College

    Want to remember doing something, like attending 400 lectures on molecular cell biology, without ever actually having to do it? A special kind of ultrasound can trigger neurons in your gray matter, and the team of Arizona State neuroscientists who discovered this immediately played the Total Recall card. They're already talking about implanting memories of everything from fake vacations to learning kung fu. More »