Possibility of Erasing Bad Memories Moves Closer Toward Reality
Imagine having all your bad memories erased from your mind. Now, scientists have made groundbreaking inroads that they say make erasing bad memories more of a possibility than ever before. Deep in the brain is a small structure called the hippocampus that works as our memory bank. Using pulses of laser light, scientists were able to ultimately get rid of selected bad memories. Mount Sinai neuroscientist Dr. Paula Croxson says it could potentially have many other applications from easing traumatic memories of child abuse to healing the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
< - Dr. Paula Croxson, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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