Sunday, May 8, 2011

Memories are, in fact, chemical reactions.

All the images, thoughts, and sounds that we recall are catapulted by numerous, if not millions, of ions colliding with each other. How is it possible that a hydrogen ion colliding with a sodium one (using this for an example sake since there are many possibilities) bring fourth memories of childhood, of a loved one or what we wore last Tuesday? How can something so simple result in such complex results? Even more so, why do our brains choose to remember that one exact moment out of the other millions we have or will have?

-Nicole Acnam

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