Encoding without perceiving: Can memories be implanted?

Najenson, Jonathan (2023) Encoding without perceiving: Can memories be implanted? Encoding without perceiving: Can memories be implanted?, 38 (4). pp. 1847-1874.

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Abstract

The origin of memories is thought to be found in sensory perception. This conception is central to how the memory sciences characterize encoding. This paper considers how novel memory traces can be formed independently of external sensory inputs. I present a case study in which memory traces are created without sensory perception using a technique I call optogenetic memory implantation. Comparing this artificial process with normal memory encoding, I consider its implications for rethinking the causal chain that leads to remembering.

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Creators	Email	ORCID
Najenson, Jonathan	jonathan.najenson@gmail.com

Keywords:

Memory; Encoding; Perception; Optogenetics; Information

Subjects:

Specific Sciences > Biology > Function/Teleology
Specific Sciences > Neuroscience > Cognitive Neuroscience
Specific Sciences > Psychology > Comparative Psychology and Ethology
Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Concepts and Representations
Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Learning and Memory
Specific Sciences > Neuroscience > Molecular Neuroscience
Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Perception
Specific Sciences > Neuroscience > Systems Neuroscience

Depositing User:

Dr. Jonathan Najenson

Date Deposited:

08 Jun 2025 13:08

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