The Curious Nature of Memory and Consciousness

Your brain has enough electricity to power a light bulb, but it can't feel pain.

That's why surgeons can operate on it while you're awake. Even weirder, your brain named

itself. It's the only organ that studied itself, gave itself a name, and continues to

be amazed by its own abilities. And here's the kicker, every time you recall a memory,

you're not remembering the original event. You're remembering the last time you remembered it.

So technically, your oldest memories are just copies of copies, slowly changing

over time. Your mind is literally rewriting your past right now.