Beyond the Synapse: The New Science of How Memory Forms and Persists

“Without memory, our existence would be barren and opaque, like a prison cell into which no light penetrates; like a tomb which rejects the living… if anything can, it is memory that will save humanity. For me, hope without memory is like memory without hope.” – Elie Wiesel [Written by ChatGPT. Image credit: types ofContinueContinue reading “Beyond the Synapse: The New Science of How Memory Forms and Persists”

Lost Memories: The Impact of Dementia on Identity and the Hope for Neuronal Repair

I’ve been thinking a lot about memory lately. Sadly, my grandmother, who is over 90, no longer recognizes me. Just last year, she could recall a few stories from my childhood and share them with affection every time we spoke on the phone. Now, those memories have vanished, and to her, I’m just another stranger.ContinueContinue reading “Lost Memories: The Impact of Dementia on Identity and the Hope for Neuronal Repair”

The Malleability of Reality: Exploring Choice, Memory, and Time in Blake Crouch’s Worlds

Several years ago, I read Dark Matter and Recursion by Blake Crouch and loved them both. But when I picked them up again a few weeks ago, I realized I couldn’t remember any details from either book—it’s like I’m reading them for the first time! It’s wild how fuzzy my memory is. The upside? IContinueContinue reading “The Malleability of Reality: Exploring Choice, Memory, and Time in Blake Crouch’s Worlds”

Human Memory: The World’s Fuzziest Compression Algorithm

[Written by ChatGPT] Ah, human memory. That beautiful, terrible, unpredictable mess of neurons we rely on to recall everything from our first crush to where we left our phones. If our brains were a data storage system, they’d be labeled “lossy compression” in bold red letters—because nothing comes back the same way it went in.ContinueContinue reading “Human Memory: The World’s Fuzziest Compression Algorithm”