A discussion about memory

with Benedict Carey and Daniel Schacter
in Science & Health
on Friday, September 5, 2008 * * * * *

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A discussion about memory with Benedict Carey of The New York Times and Daniel Schacter of Harvard University.

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    1. sachiko5514  06/07/2009 09:55 AM Report

      When I consider about relation between experience and brain,we can say that some of them are received and penetrated from all parts of body .

      Brain is main part ,which transports any kinds of commands to human body.

      Both of them are common theories.

      However, if I pick out which parts of them have strong connection with a brain,first of all, I will say "tooth" without wondering.

      Because tooth are very near from head,and they have many complicated nerves,which are related with neck ,head etc...

      As a matter of fact,when I had a pain on my teeth, it influenced on neck,shoulder and headache.

      Furthermore, after extraction of it,my condition's been becoming better and better in total. Especially,the aspects of learning,memorizing same as

      the state of neck,shoulders.(I think these reasons are not only releasing from

      pain)

      From this view,I even expect if the reaction(ability) of my brain activities change for new experience in my near future. Therefore....

      Hello! Charlie! If you have a chance,I would like to suggest inviting dentist as your guest in Science & Health Topics.

      Almost unfortunately,dental diseases are very close to us.

      It doesn't seems to be serious like cancer,

      however,if we ignored bad conditions of teeth,it would be devastated as we

      think of nerve connection.

      I have never seen people who haven't gone dentist's in their life.

      and headache.

      However, if I

    2. anon  09/23/2008 09:20 AM Report

      to rich: ben carey is brilliant. he appeared on very short notice. he is a writer not a tv personality.

    3. TABS  09/15/2008 01:15 PM Report

      The following reprint is basically one step beyond what was discussed. Because here we are talking about adding new experience to the learned set of behavior. This is why old behavior will disappear over time as the brain chemistry will change

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      When an image hits the brain that combination of receptors sets off a chemical reaction of course. For example if a different image were received a different combination of receptors would be fired giving off a slightly different chemical reaction. It would be a guess that the receptors are actually moving over slightly each time a new experience happens. Which would change brain chemistry imeasurably each time.

      _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________BTW: This author has known about the change in brain chemistry over time for about 25 years. This is nothing new

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      Comment by TABS on Sunday, Aug 17 at 07:34 PM

      Behavior And Brain Chemistry..................... Human behavior is limited to learned experience and or instincts (instinct is compounded experience over time). The reason for this is that it is the way the human brain is wired. Human behavior is basically a series of switches in the brain. A set of behavior is a learned experience from yesterday and no human can escape that reality. Human behavior and brain function is modified with every new experience. Until experience builds a new switching mechanism in the brain that changes thought and behavior patterns. Brain chemistry acts as the routing mechanism/catalyst where minute amounts of chemistry regulates and keeps the system in balance. This change in switching can change brain chemistry over time. Genetics is basically like instincts, developed over time, to give a basic operating system. As a Mac is different from a PC, and each computer has different software applications. In actuality the computer is formulated from the basic or primitive way the brain works as it is from mans imagination it was developed, and what other structure can we apply but what we know already works. Now when we add artificial chemistry to brain function to change behavior. we are merely changing the brain switching system and over time the brain will change and become dependent on that chemical to function in that mode.

    4. rich  09/08/2008 07:20 PM Report

      Like, is Benedict Carey sorta, kinda, like uneducated, sorta. Surely, he like doesn't sorta work with words, kinda.

    5. TABS  09/07/2008 08:47 PM Report

      The problem with scientists is that if it isn't in the book of the quanitative it does not exist. What they do not get is that if one doesn't use IMAGINATION to get the idea, one can't write the book.