Memory in the Flesh: Can memories survive outside the brain?
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#2Somewhat related to this topic: doing 10 sessions of intensive rolfing therapy years ago not only helped correct some musculoskeletal issues I had; it also coincided with a significant dropoff in recurring Iraq-related dreams (I had previously served in OIF).
Most of my musculoskeletal stuff was directly attributable to carrying 100+ lbs of kit up and down the street, up and down stairs, and over 2-meter walls, 4-12 hours a day.
Maybe there's no correlation and it was just a placebo-type thing and/or my mind playing tricks on me, but I'm inclined to think that the improvement in longstanding tissue-related issues that were caused by deploying also ameliorated some of the psychological residue of that experience.
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#3Somewhat related to this topic: doing 10 sessions of intensive rolfing therapy years ago not only helped correct some musculoskeletal issues I had; it also coincided with a significant dropoff in recurring Iraq-related dreams (I had previously served in OIF). Most of my musculoskeletal stuff was directly attributable to carrying 100+ lbs of kit up and down the street, up and down stairs, and over 2-meter walls, 4-12…
I had never heard of this.
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#4Somewhat related to this topic: doing 10 sessions of intensive rolfing therapy years ago not only helped correct some musculoskeletal issues I had; it also coincided with a significant dropoff in recurring Iraq-related dreams (I had previously served in OIF). Most of my musculoskeletal stuff was directly attributable to carrying 100+ lbs of kit up and down the street, up and down stairs, and over 2-meter walls, 4-12…
I had never heard of this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolfing
“There is no evidence Rolfing is effective for the treatment of any health condition”
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#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
I had never heard of this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolfing
“There is no evidence Rolfing is effective for the treatment of any health condition”
Now I want to do a comparative study between that and joke-induced ROFLing. Then, a follow-up study on the gluteal benefits of ROFLMAOing.
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#6Is it Woo Wednesday on Hacker News?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_memory
Come on.
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#7From a religious perspective, Muslims believe in parts other than the brain also retaining a memory of their deeds and bearing independent witness on the day of judgement. Quran Sura 41, v18-20
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#8Is it Woo Wednesday on Hacker News? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_memory Come on.
"Hey, I wonder if this is about the guy who ground up flatworms. Wow, he's still doing bad science??" We learned about him in our psychology research methods courses. So we were literally taught something is incorrect that is apparently still practiced in the field.
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#9Man, science journalism is so hit or miss. While I appreciate the exposure that articles like this give interesting ideas, there's something so hilariously unscientific about the presentation.
For my money, I'd question whether it's worth comparing an organism that can regenerate it's brain against any vertebrate that cannot.