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Memories can survive cryonic freeze

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Could our brains stay forever young? Memories can survive cryogenic preservation, study shows
  • Research claims worms retain memories after undergoing cryonic process
  • Nematodes were taught to react to the smell of benzaldehyde before being frozen for 30 minutes and then their memories of the smell were tested
  • Some scientists have expressed concern that the cryogenic process can damage the delicate neural structures in the brain, wiping memories
2 June

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...rvive-cryogenic-preservation-study-shows.html
 
So maybe we can freeze our brains and implant them into cyborg bodies one day? :mummy:
 
I call dibs on ED-209.

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