NYU scientists have demonstrated the ability to erase a single memory from rat brains, while leaving other memories intact. The study, published this week in Nature Neuroscience, suggested that certain drugs can inhibit the process of transforming short-term memory to long-term memory, dubbed reconsolidation.
The upshot for psychiatry may be the greater understanding of memory processes and potential inroads to treating conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder.
may cause memory impairment!
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