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Recording of memories possible?

posted 14 years ago by NewYorkRipper
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7 years on after the release of this movie I am still asking...

Are we any closer to being able to playback/record our memories?

I wonder just how the scientists are getting on with this right now :)

[–] michaelexarkun 13 years ago

I don't know, maybe I'll read up on this.
However, the technology presented in this movie is frightening and unsettling.
Who would want a Zoe chip implant? And, generally the memories are watched, not by the person implanted, but family, friends, loved ones after that person is dead.

The people who interact with that person are having their right to privacy violated without consent.

[–] NewYorkRipper 13 years ago

I personally would love it, can't wait until they can come up with the technology to achieve this.

[–] psdhart 13 years ago

I don ot think so but there is a pill that could erase bad memories

http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/01/6757302-pill-could-erase -painful-memories-study-shows

[–] NewYorkRipper 13 years ago

Had a read at that article, very interesting.

Not surprisingly a lot of debate around it though.

There was a show on TV recently though I missed it about what an actual memory looked like - anyone get to see this?

Also, just found an article on it:

Brain Implants Allow Scientists To Record, Playback Memories
http://www.complex.com/tech/2011/06/brain-implants-allow-scientists-to -record-playback-memories

This seems more like behavior altering stuff.

What I want is pure playback and record into HD so we can watch life back like a movie :)

At least it's a step forward.

So I will be your test subject.

[–] psdhart 13 years ago

I heard about that pill on the "Eternal sunshine for the spotless mind" board.
I would like HD recording of my life too, sounds good

[–] Promontorium 13 years ago

Scientists have been working hard for many years on equipment that is able to interpret your thoughts. The main purpose of which is to enable people with disabilities to be able to move mechanical limbs or to type out information and speak through computers.

They have been making progress in this field, and if they can make it functional enough for daily use, then recording those thoughts would be as easy as recording what I'm typing right now. That would be the beginning. As thought recognition becomes more complex, so would the recording capacity expand. If they could expand into the realm of experiences to make thoughts recognition more interpretative to circumstances then it might go full blown life experience recording.

If they do figure out how to tap into the sensual stimulation of humans )sights, sound, etc.) then they could bypass everything else and just record what a person experiences. From there I think advances in giving blind people sight, deaf people hearing, would be far greater.

[–] Strazdamonas 12 years ago

Possible? yes. close? no. Our brains record all memories. buth as problems recalling them due to blocked channels. being able to scan the brain and identify which memory is where is... still way to far into the future. probably not our lifetimes.

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[–] Mehki_Girl 8 years ago

Don't have to neurologically record, just an implant in the eye or implanted in the visual cortex. Has to have huge storage capacity or have the ability to download and store data securely.