but, this has greater implications in the quest for immortality by peaceful, law-abiding peoples. my understanding of the situation over the last few years has been that the question of storing and restoring memories is one that belongs to the era of quantum computers, and serious applications would have to be put on hold for the next several decades as a result of that.
it'll be interesting to me to see if this research confirms or contradicts this, or if it sheds any light on possible civilian application.