Are there any
memories you'd like to permanently remove from your head? Or what if you could
alter unpleasant memories so they're no longer upsetting? Or create entirely
new memories of events that never occurred? It sounds like the stuff of science
fiction, but according to a documentary scientists have discovered how to do
just that - and more.
For much of
human history, memory has been seen as a tape recorder that faithfully
registers information and replays it intact. But now, researchers are
discovering that memory is far more malleable, always being written and
rewritten, not just by us but by others. They are discovering the precise
mechanisms that can explain and even control our memories.
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