And I justwatchedthatepisodeofBlackMirror, whichisfantasticisn't itwheretheyhave a devicethatcanharvestyourmemorieskindoflikemeettheRobinsonsanditseemshellaadvanced.
And I'm wonderingwhereinmybrain I havestoredallofthesereallynonessentiallyricsandif I canclearthatspacewithsomethingusefulnow, I don't knowwhat's nonessentialaboutninetiesmusicvideos.
Andifyouthinkthatthememoryisjust a particularpatternofconnectionsdistributedamong a largenumberofneurons, thenumberofmemoriesthatyoucouldpotentiallystoreinthebrainisinfinite, bohemianmayas.
It's a prettygoodguessifwefindsomethinglikethatrewardingthatwillinvolvethereleaseofdopamineStefanConradasks, isitpossibletoreadourbrain?
もし、私たちがドーパミンの放出を伴うような報酬を見出したら、かなり良い推測ができますね。
It's becomingpossibleinthesensethatwecanrecordactivityfromthebrainnowusing a varietyofdifferentmethodswerenotinsomeweirdsciencefictionscenariowhere I canpointsomethinglike a hairdryeratyourheadandknowexactlywhatyou'rethinking.
Well, there's a simpleanswertothiswhichisthatthebrainneeds a lotofoxygentofunctionproperly.
それは、脳が正常に機能するためには多くの酸素を必要とするからです。
Soifyourstartofoxygentakingdeepbreathshelps.
だから、深呼吸をすることで酸素を取り始めると効果的です。
Butthere's also a morecomplicatedstorywhichwe'reonlyasneuroscientistsbeginningtounravel.
しかし、神経科学者として解明されつつある、より複雑なストーリーもあるのです。
We'veknownfor a verylongtimenowthatdecisionmaking, Doingtherightthingattherighttimeisverystronglyshapedbythestateofourbodyat a particularmomentandwecallthisemotioninanotherway.
Sotaking a deepbreath, mightjustreadjustthisbalancebetweenwhatwe'rethinking, whatemotionswe'refeelingandthestateourbodyisinsothatourbrainactivityinourbodycanbecomemoreinalignmentisfaceblindness a realthingorjustanattentionseekingthing, it's a realthing.
Ifyouhavedamagetothehippocampus, youwillnotbeabletolaydownanynewmemories, youmightstillbeabletolearn a newskillbutyouwillnotrememberwhathappenedtoyouwhileyouwerelearningthatskill, vouaskshowdoes F.
Infactit's a question I wishmostneuroscientistswouldaskthemselvesagainbecausemanyofusassumeweknowhowitworksandwestilldon't reallyfullyunderstandwhatitdoes.
Andsothebloodinthosepartsofthebrainwillhave a bitlessoxygen.
そうすると、脳のその部分の血液は、少し酸素が少なくなるんです。
Sowecantellhowactivistcertainpartofthebrainisbylookingathowtheoxygenationlevelschangeandinfactit's still a veryactiveareaofresearchtofigureouthowthatsignalOfoxygenationactuallyrelatestoneuronsfiringneurosciencesaysdoingthis.
Whetherit's exactlythesamekindofpleasurethatwegetfromeating a chocolatebar.
チョコレートバーを食べたときの快感とまったく同じかどうか。
I don't know.
どうだろう。
I don't generallyfeelguiltyifsomebodysmellsatmeinthesamewaythat I doif I'veeaten a coupleofchocolatebarsontheslidenow, I hope I'vebeenabletoanswersomeofyourquestions.