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Erasing memories has long been the stuff of science-fiction movies.
But according to scientists, doctors may soon be able to switch a memory off at the press of a button – and restore it again just as easily.
The discovery, which has been shown to work in rats, may have huge potential for curing phobia sufferers of their fears, helping soldiers to recover from the horrors of battle or allow accident victims to put their trauma behind them. It might also be used for boosting memories in dementia patients.
Like the neuralyzer used by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in the movie Men in Black, the experimental technique works with a flash of light.
Researchers from the University of California in San Diego found that stimulating nerves in the brain with optical lasers could delete a specific memory.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ries-Breakthrough-help-dementia-patients.html
But according to scientists, doctors may soon be able to switch a memory off at the press of a button – and restore it again just as easily.
The discovery, which has been shown to work in rats, may have huge potential for curing phobia sufferers of their fears, helping soldiers to recover from the horrors of battle or allow accident victims to put their trauma behind them. It might also be used for boosting memories in dementia patients.
Like the neuralyzer used by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in the movie Men in Black, the experimental technique works with a flash of light.
Researchers from the University of California in San Diego found that stimulating nerves in the brain with optical lasers could delete a specific memory.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ries-Breakthrough-help-dementia-patients.html
