# In the Course of Nature by Norbert Wiener > "The brain, in the course of nature, never even approximately clears out its past records." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *Cybernetics (1948)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Cybernetics (1948). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/Information Persistence in Complex Systems|Information Persistence in Complex Systems]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Norbert Wiener|Norbert Wiener]] - [[wiki/Engram|Engram]] - [[wiki/Memory Substrate|Memory Substrate]] - [[wiki/Memory Architecture|Memory Architecture]] - [[wiki/Memory Continuity|Memory Continuity]] - [[wiki/Hippocampal Replay|Hippocampal Replay]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The brain, in the course of nature, never even approximately clears out its past records." — Norbert Wiener, Cybernetics (1948) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-norbert-wiener-course-nature ```