Maybe memories are actually really simple. Like the words on a screen. An arrangement of symbols, then a boatload of meaning and interpretation and rationalization. So all you need to do to make memories is to insert a few words. The brain’s “memory interpreter” does the rest of the work.
For example, we insert the words “brother appears”. Then, for the “new memory”, we reference your memories of your brother. His appearance and the sound of his voice. Then we contrive a narrative explaining why “brother” is at this place and time. Etc. Voila! You now have a memory of your brother standing there saying some stuff.
So to make a memory, it wouldn’t require a grand delicate manipulation of brainstuff. Just a simple thing.
Maybe memories are actually really simple. Like the words on a screen. An arrangement of symbols, then a boatload of meaning and interpretation and rationalization. So all you need to do to make memories is to insert a few words. The brain’s “memory interpreter” does the rest of the work.
For example, we insert the words “brother appears”. Then, for the “new memory”, we reference your memories of your brother. His appearance and the sound of his voice. Then we contrive a narrative explaining why “brother” is at this place and time. Etc. Voila! You now have a memory of your brother standing there saying some stuff.
So to make a memory, it wouldn’t require a grand delicate manipulation of brainstuff. Just a simple thing.