We’re Missing A Golden Opportunity With This Mouse Memory Implantation Thing

I’ve heard a lot of people talking about how scientists have discovered how to implant fake memories in mice. That is both fascinating and worrisome for a number of reasons, but the thing that concerns me is that we are apparently missing a golden opportunity to screw with the heads of mice.

We should implant memories of The Secret of NIMH into the mice’s heads.

I mean, we’ve got the video already. It shouldn’t be that hard, right? Granted, the way the scientists are implanting memories appears to be more simplistic at this point than uploading actual video, but that has to be on the way. Just think of the possibilities.

After all, these mice would all have memories of being super intelligent and sinister creatures independent of man. What a puzzler it would be for them as to how they got back into cages and why they no longer have electricity of their own. It’d bug the crap out of them. They’d never run through a maze again looking for cheese, too busy trying to figure out what the hell had happened. It’d be great.

Granted, some people might not think it ethical to mess with the minds of mice in this way. However, in this case I think we have to put the entertainment needs of the many over the ethical qualms of the few.