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Decapitated worms can regenerate their brains, and the memories stored inside
2013-07-11 16:19:33| Extremetech
Biologists at Tufts University have removed the head and brain of a worm by decapitation, and then watched as it regenerated both its head and brain -- and, somewhat miraculously, the memories stored inside. At first glance, this finding would seem to confirm cellular memory -- the theory that data can be somehow stored by cells that are outside of the brain. More research will undoubtedly have to occur before such a highly contested hypothesis is confirmed, however.
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