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Scientists Erase Specific Memories In Mice
Ostracus writes "It sounds like science fiction, but scientists say it might one day be possible to erase undesirable memories from the brain, selectively and safely. After exposing mice to emotionally powerful stimuli, such as a mild shock to their paws, the scientists then observed how well or poorly the animals subsequently recalled the particular trauma as their brain's expression of CaMKII was manipulated up and down. When the brain was made to overproduce CaMKII at the exact moment the mouse was prodded to retrieve the traumatic memory, the memory wasn't just blocked, it appeared to be fully erased."
Perhaps its already happening and no one remembers?
If sharing a song makes you a pirate, what do I have to share to be a ninja?
When do I get my own flashy-little-memory-messer-upper-thing?
has the ability to selectively forget anything inconvenient!
Smivs on the intertubes!
Perhaps its already happening and no one remembers?
Unexpect the expected!
All memory of Goatse could be erased! That has to count for SOMETHING.
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
No, it's not happening. That's insane. Besides, I'm sure there would be some after effects like brain damage.
No, it's not happening. That's insane. Besides, I'm sure there would be some after effects like brain damage.
No, it's not happening. That's insane. Besides, I'm sure there would be some after effects like brain damage.
Random Thoughts From A Diseased Mind (Not For Dummies)
What did you just say?
"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
...its the Haitian
Use your head, can't you, use your head,
You're on earth, there's no cure for that - S. Beckett
I could get excited about The Phantom Menace all over again!
-- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
Holly: I've just finished reading everything. I've now read everything that's been written by anyone ever.
...snip...
Lister: Would you go away?
Holly: You know what the worst book ever written by anyone ever was?
Lister: I don't care!
Holly: "Football, It's a Funny Old Game" by Kevin Keegan.
Holly: Well, only if you're not busy. Would you mind erasing some of my memory banks?
Lister: What for?
Holly: Well, if you erase all the Agatha Christie novels from my memory bank, I can read 'em again tonight.
Lister: How do I do it?
Holly: Just type, "Holmem. Password override. The novels Christie, Agatha." Then press erase.
Lister: I've done it.
Holly: Done what?
Lister: Erased Agatha Christie.
Holly: Who's she, then?
Lister: Holly, you just asked me to erase all Agatha Christie novels from your memory.
Holly: Why should I do that? I've never heard of her.
Lister: You've never heard of her because I've just erased her from your smegging memory.
Holly: What'd you do that for?
Lister: You asked me to!
Holly: When?
Lister: Just now!
Holly: I don't remember this.
"Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as the abuses of power." -- James Madison
Well, technically it is a form of brain damage. Though I'm sure it'd be on par with, say, a night of heavy drinking.
I think this is how all the dupes get into the front page.
You are the scariest person I've ever encountered on Slashdot, that is an achievement beyond all other achievements.
After reading your posts I see why people would want the option to have traumatic memories erased.
"Shift."--you put the closing quote after the period.
Only if the phrase in quotes is a complete sentence. Of course, you could be illiterate or an American.