Re: Us and Consciousness

Neil W Rickert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >What, in your opinion, would be an alternative Neil?
> 
> That our memories are reconstructions derived from structure, as
> I hinted:
> 
>    >> The basis for our memories might be so tightly integrated into the
>    >> structure of the system, that erasure is not possible.
>  
> >Yet, certain brain maladies do indeed eliminate (or make unavailable)
> >memories.
> 
> Yes.  But they usually cause widespread damage, not just the
> "erasure" of a few memories.
> 
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> 
> You can think of it in terms of the system making representations on
> some representational substrate (or medium).  In my view, what we
> consider short term memory is mainly in the form of representations,
> while most of what we consider long term memory is in the structure
> of that representational substrate.

You mean long term memory is hardcoded and that's why it can't be
erased? Can there be another reason in your opinion?

Does this also mean we never forget anything?

I'm just trying to make it clear what our claims are :)

Regards,

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Eray Ozkural