Memory Survives the Purge: How Artificial Hibernation Rewrites Our Understanding of Neural Plasticity
Executive Overview For decades, modern neuroscience has operated under a unifying, foundational dogma: memories are physical entities engraved into the microscopic architecture of the brain. When we learn a new skill, acquire a fact, or experience a trauma, the prevailing hypothesis dictates that the synaptic connections bridging our neurons physically enlarge, strengthen, and permanently solidify…