How come we can't access all our genetic memory?
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I'm supposing that you are referring to the idea that acquired knowledge is stored in neurons, which would seem to indicate that the knowledge was coded into DNA.  IFF this were true, then there is no reason why that DNA would be present in gametel cells, those used to pass on genetic information through childbirth.  Again IFF both of these did occur somehow, you would still only recieve half of that information from each parent.  So, you might have knowledge of how to steer or how to set a sail, but you wouldn't have the knowledge of the in-between actions.  Finally, let's imagine that these all happened to work out fine, your ancestors stored their knowledge in DNA, that DNA was present in gametal cells, and you inherited a full set of the information; the problem is that the information on a DNA strand is accessed sequentially.  The body does not access the DNA code for creating gametal cells until a person is about 12.  It also doesn't use the code for rapid growth until the same time period.  So, in all likelihood, IFF the three preceding requirements were met, you still wouldn't access the information until it was time, perhaps when you begin studying how sail.
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According to recent studies, there supposedly is a "cellular memory", this is, that each of your cells contain the "memory" of every single molecule that integrates them. According to psychologists, there is a difference between memory and routine movements, the example you put of writing on a keyboard while not knowing exactly where the keys are, is just as if you told me that you walk nevertheless you don't know every single inch of the pavement. Psychiatrists say that the memory is in the brain, and that things like "dejavous" are just possible combinations that our own brain make to try to identify situations around you. I particularly believe that memory is a part of our spirit which we carry from life to life, and depending on the capacity of "opening our minds" that we have, will be the capacity, not in learning, but in remembering all the things we already know, and have known since we emerged from God.
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DNA technology is fast developing. You can now trace your paternal relatives. Give it a couple of years you can trace your maternal lineage too.
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The problem is you can't. The people we interact with in life, especially those with whom we are intimate are a part of us forever.\n\nThe memory remains.....
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Yes and no. When we are first born, the human brain is the biggest part of the body. We literally have personalities the second we get out of the womb. Technically, we only use about 5 percent of our total brain capacity, so we know where we are, but what is keeping us here is what is known as stimulus overload, where we have soaked so much up that we cant get any more. (That is why cramming for a test/ exam is bad for you) The other thing is that the blood cells can only transport so much O2 (oxygen), so if we could increase O2 absorption efficency, then we could open up more possibilities. Assuming of course we can overcome stimulus overload. And yes, for the first few years we are growing connections to neurons exponentially. But when we get to about 20, they stop growing and start going the other way. So if we can increase O2 absorption, maintain connections, and overcome stimulus overload, then we can start unlocking our mind. Further more, it has been postulated that the human mind can store about 200 terabytes of info! (1 terabyte equals one thousand gigabytes)
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>>>>Do you think the human brain work from a sort of binary code?\n\nDepends what you mean by binary. The individuals neurons themselves are binary, but the connections work on a kind fuzzy logic. So no, the brain isn’t strictly binary \n\n>>>>> If so, do you think it will be possible to someday \n>>>>> take a snapshot of it, make some sort of ISO file of\n>>>>> it to achieve a sort of "virtual immortality"?\n\nIt is possible that one day we will al grow wings and fly up into the heavens. But in terms of modern technology no, it’s not even theoretically possible.\n\nEven if we could store the information pattern of the brain at one point in time that would achieve nothing. Immortality requires that the personality and memories be duplicated.  Those things are dynamic processes, not a static information store. A stored brain would no more be you than a dead boy is you.
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Poor memory...\n...and I forgot the rest.
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That you are reading too many things and you have to forget a lot before you try to remember anymore..\n\nI really envy you.. You have a Computer up ur head eh?... hehehehehe\n\nOn a serious note: Im researching.. Will update..\n\n<EDIT>\nIm not sure where you got this error message. But its either the program you are running is spawning and eating all the memory of your computer. Or you really need to upgrade your RAM to 1GB or something.\n\n.:Fishie:.
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No, but take a close look at your family history and I'll bet you find some mental instability on one (or both) sides of your family.  Even if it's great-grandparents, that gene carries on.
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In a short & crude way, DNA seems to have the information that drive life in and around us. ‘If I can’ read this molecule, I can perhaps tell the possibilities of me or my child being susceptible to a disease. \n\nGenetics is about knowing:\nhow exactly the DNA is linked to life and, more importantly, \nhow is the information in DNA is passed through generations. Genetics also explains a lot about evolution-theories.\n\nThese subjects fascinate many of us as we have intriguing questions about life.\n\nWhy is it important to know about these for a non-biologist? Doctor J is correct. Just wanted to elaborate on this. \n\nIf DNA has information about different forms of life, modifying the DNA can be a potential way to identify and/or cure some of the diseases, or obtain better crop, etc. But since modifying DNA can have so many different implications, including the hereditary and evolutionary aspects of the future generations of life forms on earth, the current generation may have lot of responsibilities. Our policy makers, politicians, media and the rest of us can contribute by our awareness of DNA, cells, genetics etc. \n\nThere can be uncertainty about the future possibilities/effects due to genetic changes that are induced by us, the human beings. We still don’t know many things; like, how to read the complete DNA (genome). Hence, there is a space for interpretation of future effects of genetic engineering. It is hard to completely rule out the possible negative effects. But the benefits, when they really exist, can be tremendous. Restraint and good regulations are very crucial. We can, and perhaps, should influence the policy makers by our awareness.
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Not possible. Genetics give you what you have, be thankful for it.
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No. The way we remember things is not just localized to one specific section in the brain, but it is a combination of neural networks essentially. Even if it was localized it would be very difficult to make someone specifically forget this without hurting other memories. Plus at present time drugs cannot be used to work locally in one specific section of the brain...even though nanotechnology will help us come closer to that goal.
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I know someone who was in a car accident about 2&1/2 years ago & had complications. Remembers most everything before 11 or 12 years ago well enough with a few gaps here and there (probably remembers as well as anyone else does in their life from 12+ years ago). \nBut still can't remember anything from 11 or 12 years ago to 2&1/2 years ago. \nThe fortunate thing: can't remember what's been forgotten. \nFamily members and friends have tried to help by showing photos or telling stories but it's just not there. None of us realized how much wasn't remembered until this past Summer -- then had to admit not remembering anything at all between 11-12 years ago to 2&1/2 years ago (when woke up in the hospital).\nRemembers which photos have been seen and which stories have been heard over the last 2&1/2 years but there's no memory of the actual person or event, and there's no emotion at all attached to the photos/people/events.
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Memory is not well understood in humans. It doesn't seem to work like a computer, for instance. It isn't clear why some more or less random events are remembered, but other more significant ones are not.\n\nAlso important are the slow creeping in of false memories. This can happen in cases where a person tells the same story over and over. Slowly new details are "remembered" which in fact did not occur.\n\nThere are ways, I believe, to inhibit short term memory. But that won't help you. There are also people who have stopped the process which converts short term memories into long term ones, which is a terrible condition as they can remember their past but every thing that happens after a certain date is quickly forgotten.\n\nECT - electroconvulsive therapy, commonly called "electroshock therapy" can remove memories. ECT is not as bad as it sounds, but still isn't something to take lightly.\n\nUnfortunately there is no way to erase specific memories. What are lost are bits and pieces of things, without any real pattern connecting them.
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Short answer:\n\nYour genes are a combination of both of your parents genes, and they constitute a full set.  Through meiosis however, a process which creates sperm and egg cells, the cells divide in such a way as to halve their genetic "info".  These halves are carried by the sperm and egg cells, and recombined into a single, new whole through fertilization.
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The mind has the power to suppress bad memories especially if you were told to suppress them as a child repeatedly by an adult. But just like "Me, Myself, & Irene" they come back to the surface. Some memories are in your mind just like treasure in a locked box, when you find the key it all comes back. One day if you do have repressed memories you'll see or do something that isn't usual or is and in a flash it'll hit you like a mack truck. If they are bad I will hope that they won't destroy you.
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Most human memories are in the form of images or sounds.. (your visual/audio perceptions..) \nwhereas a computer can be anything from data, visuals, audio or a file...  the computer is more organised and has 99.99999% chance of remembering every minute detail.. \n\ncompared to the human mind which only remembers certain events which have affected the person in their life. \n\nOn the contrary though.. it was the human mind which has developed the computer memory to be SO accurate.. therefore i believe our brain also has the capability to fully remember everything that happens... (for example.. if someone has a photographic memory... they remember everything they see...)