[ExI] biodata 404

[Jeff Davis]

A New Approach to Treating Alzheimer's
Electrodes implanted in the brain show promise in early trials.

http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/20756/?nlid=1066

Issues of personality preservation are central to uploading and
cryonics.  Some years back I pondered whether Alzheimer's and other
conditions resulting in loss of optimal brain function was about
destruction of data or, alternatively, ***loss of access*** to data.
Was the data still there -- like in a hard drive that's gone south --
and still "good", just inaccessible?

The cited article seems to lend support to "just inaccesible".

Good news, and another data point that suggests that in their most
fundamental workings, biological systems will prove to be simple and
robust as opposed to enigmatic and fragile.  And consequently, EASY to
manipulate and maintain.

Enhance me!

Best, Jeff Davis

   "Everything's hard till you know how to do it."
                           Ray Charles