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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:16 PM
Scientists have succeeded in deleting memories. No word yet on if a Haitian was involved.
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070305/full/070305-17.html
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A single, specific memory has been wiped from the brains of rats, leaving other recollections intact.
The study adds to our understanding of how memories are made and altered in the brain, and could help to relieve sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of the fearful memories that disrupt their lives. The results are published in Nature Neuroscience.
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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:25 PM
There's a few I wouldn't mind getting rid of...

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa
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