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finding:caterpillar-memories-survive-metamorphosis-into-butterflyCaterpillar memories survive metamorphosis into butterfly.
Empirical finding from Blackiston et al. 2008, demonstrating memory across radical body change.
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- remappingassociated_withThe process of reinterpreting and recontextualizing memory engrams for new bodies and environments.
- Metamorphosisassociated_withRadical body transformation during life, with persistence of learned memories despite brain remodeling.
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- Key biological finding supporting the claim that identity can persist through radical physical transformation
- Empirical demonstration that memories persist through massive brain and body remodeling during metamorphosis, challenging notions of stable Self-substrate binding.
- Empirical example where memories remain despite drastic refactoring of brain tissue and body; demonstrates need for creative reinterpretation rather than passive storage.
- Insect larvae retain memories through complete brain remodeling during metamorphosis to adult form.finding0.824Shows that identity and cognitive continuity persist despite radical neural substrate change.
- Caterpillars that learn a behavior retain it as adults despite brain being drastically remodelled, showing memory mapping across substrates.
- The observation that learned information is retained despite drastic brain remodeling during metamorphosis, demonstrating the plasticity of the Self.
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