X-Message-Number: 9826
Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 12:43:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: John K Clark <>
Subject: Lost Brain Information

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In  #9814 On  Sat, 30 May 1998 Paul Wakfer <> Wrote:
          

        >the thawing process had partially masked the damage. When brain
        
        >slices were "freeze substituted" (ie. the ice remove in situ) and
                >then fixed, the true nature and extent of the damage was seen. 
            

I don't understand, it seems to me the thawing process couldn't possibly do 
anything except increase the amount of damage.
           


        >Another point that I want to make is that even many current major
                >hospital operations do not allow for the complete recovery of        
        >memory/identity information. 
                

But I'm sure you would agree the inability to access information does not 
prove the information has been destroyed.

                     

        >How about making a tax deductible donation to the Institute for
                >Neural Cryobiology's Hippocampal Slice Vitrification Project?  
                     

OK, that's a reasonable criticism, I guess it's time for me to put some money 
were my mouth is. Could you remind me how to write out the check and where to 
send it?
  
                                             John K Clark     

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