Fast Forward Your Thoughts

By Cameron O.

             I read through another article that I found on "ScienceDaily". This article was based on information that the University of Texas at Austin found something that may tell us how the brain can recall very specific things from our past, or even while planning for the future at speeds that are faster than they occur/occurred.

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          "ScienceDaily" says; "In the brain, fast gamma rhythms encode memories about things that are happening right now; these waves come rapidly one after another as the brain processes high-resolution information in real time. The scientists learned that slow gamma rhythms -- used to retrieve memories of the past, as well as imagine and plan for the future -- store more information on their longer waves, contributing to the fast-forward effect as the mind processes many data points with each wave. Mental compression turns out to be similar to what happens in a computer when you compress a file. Just like digital compression, when you replay a mental memory or imagine an upcoming sequence of events, these thoughts will have less of the rich detail found in the source material. The finding has implications for medicine as well as for criminal justice and other areas where memory reliability can be at issue." These are important things that this information can be used to look at that I did not even think about. Also going further, imagine if this information was able to be put into medicine to help families that have things like Alzheimers.

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          I believe that this was and still is an extremely important study that needs to be looked at seriously because of all the outcomes that can be beneficial to our lives and society.

References: "Lidia Cardoso." Lidia Cardoso. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016.

"The Power of Memory." The Odyssey. N.p., 07 Feb. 2016. Web. 01 Mar. 2016.

ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016.