No way. In my 50s and I don't perceive any loss yet so maybe that's why. Sure, sometimes it takes a few seconds to bring up some random fact. I need to wait for the 'recall relay' to finish in my brain, which must be chemically based because if electrical it would only take a second to remember. Somewhere there's a neuron that 'knows' that answer, probably hundreds of them. Somehow I know that I know it, but I don't know the specifics yet until it presents itself. But to trade an instant recall for lived experience, knowledge, and know-how? Never. Better to know how than what. Better to know why than how. Better to know the map than the road name, every time.
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No way. In my 50s and I don't perceive any loss yet so maybe that's why. Sure, sometimes it takes a few seconds to bring up some random fact. I need to wait for the 'recall relay' to finish in my brain, which must be chemically based because if electrical it would only take a second to remember. Somewhere there's a neuron that 'knows' that answer, probably hundreds of them. Somehow I know that I know it, but I don't know the specifics yet until it presents itself. But to trade an instant recall for lived experience, knowledge, and know-how? Never. Better to know how than what. Better to know why than how. Better to know the map than the road name, every time.