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The advantage of a bad memory is that, several times over, one enjoys the same good things for the first time
Nietzsche Human all too Human, 580
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The Abyss
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John
The last topic I wanted to discuss with you is brain damage and diseases
Cho
I suppose you also have the classics here … Gage, Tan, HM, Clive Wearing
John
Not so fast! Yes, Phineas Gage we have, “Tan” … that’s Louis Leborgne , right?
Cho
Right, and “HM” is Henry Molaison 😉
John
Oh, of course, we have him! Everyone knows him now because of the movie “Memento”.
Cho
I liked that movie because it is surprisingly accurate 😊
John
Can I quote you on that? 😊
Cho
Sure, most blockbusters deal with memory loss in totally implausible ways, so … 👍
John
We actually have him in the article for multiple reasons.
Cho
Obviously: like Leborgne, he too suffered from epileptic seizures, and his memory loss was due to the operation to “cure” them
John
Indeed! We go into detail about why splitting the brain in half sometimes works
Cho
Yeah, it isn’t really a “cure” though 😏
John
That’s what we try to point out, but it is similar to brain cancer: better to cut it out
Cho
I see your point, the lesser evil, but it is frustrating
John
What is?
Cho
Not actually being able to heal it, only to treat it with such coarse interventions
John
The next article actually is about the future and the brain
Cho
Meaning new medical technologies?
John
Yes and no … 😉
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on Saturday 12th June…
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