> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eugene Leitl
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 1:37 AM
>
> Recently (as in yesterday) I learned there is a rare type of brain
> trauma (20-30 cases/year) which wipes out the entire memory
> irreversibly, leaving only algorithmic memories. This leads to
> frequent divorces, because the original personality is wiped out. Fun,
> huh?
Fascinating... Do you have any further information on this; even a name? If that trauma could be reproduced on purpose, it could have implications for the criminal justice system. Rather than a death penalty, repeat violent offenders could simply have their violent criminal personalities erased. Sort of like the "death of personality" from B5, without the telepaths...
Joseph 1 (joseph1@neosapiens.org)
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