Could ‘Severance’ become reality? Brain docs reveal the truth

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Severance taught us anything, it’s that it’s not that simple. While the surgical procedure that Lumon Industries employees undergo to sever their work and home memories is pure science fiction, experts in the field say it’s not entirely out of the realm of possibility.“I don’t think we’re far off from things like this happening,” Dr.

Vijay Agarwal, a neurosurgeon who has served as a consultant for Severance, told Science American. In case you’ve somehow avoided the craze, Severance follows a group of workers who have experimental chips implanted in their brains to split their consciousness into two separate states.This creates a scenario where each character has a work-focused “innie” and a home-oriented “outie,” with each side unaware of the other’s experiences.

The show just wrapped up its second season, and was renewed on Friday for a third. “As compelling as the show is, it’s worth noting that severing memories in this way wouldn’t be possible with our current understanding of the brain,” Dr.

Bing, a Mayo-clinic trailed neurologist and content creator, said in a recent TikTok video.“Our memories are distributed across networks of neurons and you can’t simply just turn off part of your life without affecting others,” he added.