Online:
Visits:
Stories:
Profile image
By Luismmx (Reporter)
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

How a flash of light can delete bad memories: Breakthrough may help dementia patients

Monday, June 2, 2014 9:25
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)


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 …. http://www.dailymail.co.uk




Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-flash-of-light-can-delete-bad.html

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.