Reading this it looks like the brain has the ability to discover and integrate memories that exist within it but may not have been organized or indexed properly. The analog I draw is if you were to insert an SD card into a computer and it reads and indexes everything it finds on the card so that from that point on you can retrieve all the files on the card just like the rest of the computer.
Now all you need is a way to "inject" pre-formed memories into people, and you would be able to learn a language, or memorize an encyclopedia, or become a doctor instantaneously.
A tumor stole every memory I had – what happened when they came back
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Re: A tumor stole every memory I had – what happened when they came back
#22Reading this it looks like the brain has the ability to discover and integrate memories that exist within it but may not have been organized or indexed properly. The analog I draw is if you were to insert an SD card into a computer and it reads and indexes everything it finds on the card so that from that point on you can retrieve all the files on the card just like the rest of the computer. Now all you need is a way…
Well, maybe. Skills are not necessarily the same thing as memories. Memorizing anatomical and surgical manuals will not give you a steady hand or a deep understanding of how much pressure to apply to make a millimeter-precise incision.
Re: A tumor stole every memory I had – what happened when they came back
#23Anyone have a copy of the story that works for bad people like me who block ads on iOS? The link on this post is to a summary that asks me to click a link in order to read the full article. Unfortunately the button seems to be non functional for my ad blocking self.
I'm on Android and not blocking ads, but the "read more" button is still nonfunctional. How exasperating!
Re: A tumor stole every memory I had – what happened when they came back
#24I actually had a similar incident with memory loss some years ago. It wasn't because of a tumor but from severe central sleep apnea, that as near as I've ever been able to figure out had been going on for about a decade and was taking a significant toll on my body and brain. The way he describes the memories coming back to him is much more eloquently put than I've ever been able to manage. I hadn't hit a point where…
It's interesting that both you and the author mention recalling things and simultaneously knowing that you hadn't recalled them before. When you remember something, it rarely brings to mind the specific situation in which you last remembered that thing. But apparently, somehow, you remember that you have remembered it at some point, enough to be startled when you haven't!
That happens more than you might think. Have you ever recalled something from your childhood and thought "oh, man, I haven't thought about that in years"?
Memory produces a lot of weird references and metadata. There are some significant experiences in my past where I'm pretty sure I don't remember the thing itself at all, I just remember remembering it. The vivid, multisensory experience of the event fades, and is replaced by the story I told myself when I thought about it later.
Re: A tumor stole every memory I had – what happened when they came back
#25Anyone have a copy of the story that works for bad people like me who block ads on iOS? The link on this post is to a summary that asks me to click a link in order to read the full article. Unfortunately the button seems to be non functional for my ad blocking self.
Archive.is is a magical tool. Use it forever. https://archive.is/IcD1B
Unless you live in Finland, where it's 451'ed because of -- as I understood -- a personal grudge its operator has against our country. :)
Re: A tumor stole every memory I had – what happened when they came back
#26I actually had a similar incident with memory loss some years ago. It wasn't because of a tumor but from severe central sleep apnea, that as near as I've ever been able to figure out had been going on for about a decade and was taking a significant toll on my body and brain. The way he describes the memories coming back to him is much more eloquently put than I've ever been able to manage. I hadn't hit a point where…
How did you cure your "severe central sleep apnea" ?
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#27Wow. I didn't see that last line coming. Bravo.
Can I recommend the book (not the film, which I hear does not compare), 'Before I Go To Sleep' by S.J. Watson. It deals with memory loss in a fascinating way. One of the few books I've read in one sitting.
Re: A tumor stole every memory I had – what happened when they came back
#28All personal experiences aside, the conclusion is that cyst squeezed hypothalamus which resulted in malfunctioning. Or in short, "Malfunction of compressed brain tissue". What is the reason for that? Are neurons somehow discharged when they are pressed closer to each other? What's the physics/chemistry/biology behind this?
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#29I sometimes i think "if this was the last day of my life what would i do , who would i spend it with"
And it's all about love , I'd spend it with my family and gf , and maybe write some code or some silly app for the last time.
It's important that we keep in mind that life isn't a limitless resource , and "nobody will remember your ppt presentations when you're gone"
Re: A tumor stole every memory I had – what happened when they came back
#30I actually had a similar incident with memory loss some years ago. It wasn't because of a tumor but from severe central sleep apnea, that as near as I've ever been able to figure out had been going on for about a decade and was taking a significant toll on my body and brain. The way he describes the memories coming back to him is much more eloquently put than I've ever been able to manage. I hadn't hit a point where…
I have been suffering from similar problem but not that extreme from last one and half year. I hope people here will provide some info that would be useful to me. Doctors are not helpful.
My problem started when switched my job in April 2014. Before I was perfectly fine. The office space was not properly ventilated. Initially (from the very first day) I used to feel very drowsy in the office and fine outside. After few days the problem became permanent even I am not in office. I was feeling like mentally blocked. Also started feeling disinterest in everything. After a month in that office, I had to travel to USA for a month in the same company and there I got severe itching and doctors there gave me some antibiotic. After taking the antibiotic, my problem even got worse. Then I had severe headache and severe metal fatigue. After returning from the US, I had to go on unpaid leave. It was feeling heavy brain fog, feeling extreme stress and metal fatigue all the time. I had visited three neurologist. All of them prescribed anti depressant. I even took an antidepressant (setraline) and it made me even worse after taking two and half months. I had got few check up done in August including MRI. The doctor told me that the MRI is normal. I have also visited few ayurvedic doctors and the ayurvedic medicine worked to some extent. In fact I am continuing the ayurvedic medicine till now. The ayurvedic medicine at least not letting the problem to get more worse. I had difficines of vitamin B12 and D and taking injection for B12 and supplements for vitamin D. Later I consulted a psychiatrist but again no help. The psychiatrist got me the EEG test which was normal. On the net I found a guy ( who is not doctor by education) describing about anti oxidants and its role in brain fog. I consulted him and he prescribed different kind of stuff (mostly for antioxidant functions) that seemed to help a bit. At present I feel little better than but the problem still very significant. Neurologists have nothing other than antidepressant to prescribe and antidepressant has worked negatively. Right now taking Ayurvedic medicines, vitamin supplements and antioxidant supplements.
I have not got the sleep test done yet. None of the doctors I visited asked to me to do that. Right now I am planning to get that done too. Is there any test that I can get done?