"Jiu-Jitsu? I'm going to learn Jiu-Jitsu?!?"
Having the implanted memory of having learned jiu-jitsu could be very dangerous. And hilarious.
This brings up an interesting point. Is simply remembering having learned something the same as having learned it? I wouldn't think so. Especially for something very physical, for which "muscle memory" is a great part.
It entirely depends on where and how the connections are made and placed. It would be intensely valuable for professions which rely on a block of knowledge, like doctors, researchers, etc.. I know for my own job, the limiting element to my ability to do work is the amount of reading obtuse bullshit that I have to do. It would be nice to just upload all those rotten API reference documents and be done with it. I can easily figure out the rules of how to use a semaphore, and when... But it does me no good if I don't know the entirely arbitrary magic words to create and manage one in a given language.
This. Gimme some!
But muscle memory should also be connectable: reflexes lie somewhere in the brain, "muscle memory" is a misnomer, it's just unconscious memory or reflex actions. I'd love to have that when playing music, no more tedious hours practising scales and arpeggios. Well, only some, because what would be missing is muscle and body conditioning, but for some of the less physical instrument like piano or saxophone, that could give me a good jump start.
Would be a good way to give a trumpet player a busted lips and a heart attack, or or to give a guitar player bleeding fingers, though, having all that awesome repertoire with the associated muscle memory memorized and the body not conditioned...
