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wang_liyesterday at 4:30 PM5 repliesview on HN

Or you could have just said "they can't form new memories."


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dtj1123yesterday at 5:15 PM

I actually wasn't aware of this story. The steady stream of unexpected and enriching information like this is exactly why I love hackernews.

morleytjyesterday at 4:40 PM

I thought maybe people would be curious to read about how we came to understand the condition and the history behind it, as well as any associated information. Forgive me for such a deep transgression as this assumption.

bitexploderyesterday at 5:05 PM

That is a descriptive surface level reduction. Now do the work to define what that actually means for the intelligence.

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pdntspatoday at 1:13 AM

Sure, if you want to speak with the precision of a sledgehammer instead of a scalpel

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losvedirtoday at 1:29 AM

Or "like the dude in Memento".