How long is thier memory?

[Guest]

Don't know.

[Guest]

WOW!!! That is soooooo fascinating!!!! I sort of thought that they had survivalist memories, but I wasn't sure. WOW!!!!

[DustAndEchoes]

I expect it's not the length of a goldfish (a few seconds or whatnot) but does anyone know how long a hermies memory is?

Actually, gold fish have good "memories"
This was proven on mythbusters (i love that show).

[Guest]

If what you say is true, and I do appreciate your comments, can psychologists identify where all emotions come from, and if so, why is mental illness still a problem?

[Guest]

What a great Qs, brain research, whether for animals or people fascinates me!

First off, Subconscious psychology can be tricky, because my associations with any one thought or idea, can be very different from someone else's depending on what my past experiences with it are, and it could release a different emotion. For example the word "Love". If I've been continually broken hearted, that word may create the emotions of fear and pain, if I've had good experiences with love then the emotions released are pleasurable. It can take years to try and get through all these layers and associations, and re-program them.

There are many drugs on the market which do exactly what you're kind of hinting at, they restore a chemical balance in the brain to counteract certain chemical reactions that create our emotions, like medications for depression, for example.

You are very smart, osippi, I hope that all made sense.