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by perl4ever 2903 days ago
If memory in humans is not covered by "chemical changes in biological organisms that persist over time" then what could it be?
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It is. I think you misunderstood. I was simply pointing out that defining "remember" to include that extremely broad definition basically makes the term meaningless because it includes all kinds of biological processes that we would never associate with memory under other circumstances. But when we want to talk about slime mold "cognition", science journalists start using loaded terms to pique interest in otherwise mundane behaviors.