Comments on: Humans can learn new information during sleep, researchers confirm http://www.kurzweilai.net/humans-can-learn-new-information-during-sleep-researchers-confirm Accelerating Intelligence Wed, 22 May 2013 03:15:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Marcos Marin http://www.kurzweilai.net/humans-can-learn-new-information-during-sleep-researchers-confirm/comment-page-1#comment-29995 Marcos Marin Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:29:15 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=160928#comment-29995 It may seem to you, but in fact it has nothing to do with it. You are right though in believing the olfactory bulbs are less subject to signal processing before reaching "cognition" (I would have to oversimplify anyway, so why not use only 1 quoted word :-)) Actually, the hippocampus is the higher up in the hierarchy, but you wont find much about this fact in the literature yet. "Higher brain" doesnt even refer to processing architecture anyway, but evolutionary chronology. It may seem to you, but in fact it has nothing to do with it. You are right though in believing the olfactory bulbs are less subject to signal processing before reaching “cognition” (I would have to oversimplify anyway, so why not use only 1 quoted word :-))
Actually, the hippocampus is the higher up in the hierarchy, but you wont find much about this fact in the literature yet. “Higher brain” doesnt even refer to processing architecture anyway, but evolutionary chronology.

]]> By: Guillermo http://www.kurzweilai.net/humans-can-learn-new-information-during-sleep-researchers-confirm/comment-page-1#comment-29868 Guillermo Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:01:44 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=160928#comment-29868 " Finally, this type of conditioning, while it may appear to be quite simple, is associated with some higher brain areas — including the hippocampus, which is involved in memory formation." This seems to explain the special effectiveness of smell sniffing in being remembered, as it is clossely linked to the part of the brain that consolidates memories. BTW, I thought that the hyppocampus wasn't part of the "higher brain", as it wasn't part of the neo-cortex, altho it's closelly linked. ” Finally, this type of conditioning, while it may appear to be quite simple, is associated with some higher brain areas — including the hippocampus, which is involved in memory formation.”

This seems to explain the special effectiveness of smell sniffing in being remembered, as it is clossely linked to the part of the brain that consolidates memories. BTW, I thought that the hyppocampus wasn’t part of the “higher brain”, as it wasn’t part of the neo-cortex, altho it’s closelly linked.

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/humans-can-learn-new-information-during-sleep-researchers-confirm/comment-page-1#comment-29837 Gorden Russell Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:45:52 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=160928#comment-29837 Did you read yesterday’s article (at this, the Kurzweil Newsletter), ” A chance to finish life?” It’s about a young woman dying of brain cancer. She wants to take a chance on cryonic preservation so that she may be revived when there are nano-doctors that can move along the length of a neuron to repair the damage done by freezing. She needs $28,000 to pay for the cryonics. If only 1,400 people donate $20 apiece, she will have a hope to see the singularity. Donate to the Venturist Cryonics Charity Fund for Kim Suozzi, checks can be mailed to: The Society for Venturism 11255 SSR 69, Mayer AZ, 86333, U.S.A. Did you read yesterday’s article (at this, the Kurzweil Newsletter),
” A chance to finish life?” It’s about a young woman dying of brain cancer. She wants to take a chance on cryonic preservation so that she may be revived when there are nano-doctors that can move along the length of a neuron to repair the damage done by freezing.

She needs $28,000 to pay for the cryonics. If only 1,400 people donate $20 apiece, she will have a hope to see the singularity.

Donate to the Venturist Cryonics Charity Fund for Kim Suozzi, checks can be mailed to:

The Society for Venturism
11255 SSR 69,
Mayer AZ, 86333,
U.S.A.

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