I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say, but some things came to mind as I read. — T Clark
On the other hand, there are parts of my past I am cut off from where the tapestry is faint or cloudy. — T Clark
In fact, the two University of Toronto researchers propose that the goal of memory is not to transmit the most accurate information over time, but to guide and optimize intelligent decision making by only holding on to valuable information.
Too bad they could not share an actual session with a patient. — Cavacava
Yes indeed, and I cannot find much patient testimony either. It's understandable. The best I can find so far is a couple of case histories here, and this newspaper report. — unenlightened
)Nothing must be everywhere and universal just like that 'ether' idea because under scrutiny it is always present. — believenothing
I agree to this as part of my argumeny though the rest of this sentence made no sense to me. — Myttenar
I'm not sure "nothing is not" is a description of a thing, and no thing can follow on from that comprehensive description. — charleton
"Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent."
Wittgenstein — charleton
If culture is humans' adaptation to their environment, it makes sense that subjective cognitive material such as where one left his keys could be compromised while collective cultural cognitive material, such as what those keys are for and how to use them, would still influence his behavior.
I know very little about neuroscience, but I wonder if the body's defenses against brain damage and lost brain functioning give some material priority over other material. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
We are not born able to do things like use language extensively, effectively deliver a speech to an audience, organize/schedule things, perform rituals, etc. Those things are cultural. They are learned. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
"Nothing" is not a thing. A privation is not a substantive. — Maw