X-Message-Number: 4109 Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 05:20:28 -0600 (CST) From: Don Ashley <> Subject: Memory After Thaw Ettinger references animals functioning after brain frozen/thawed. Behavior would have been instinctual w/o memory retention. W/o memory retention we have no 'self'. Our bodies may be thawed with autonomic functions, but where did 'we' go? We might as well clone ourselves. The resultant bodies would look like us, with human instinctual behavior that is trainable, but our childhood experiences and earlier life memories that define our individuality is not trainable or transferable. Although some of my experiences, I'd be happy to extinguish from flashback, I don't want to forget my family and other important people and certain cherished events. We would very much welcome any source that documents memory retention after brain thaw. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=4109