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Spotless Mind
Neuroscientists have discovered that long-term memories are not etched in a "clay tablet"-like stable form as once thought. The process is much more dynamic, involving a miniature molecular machine that must run constantly to keep memories going, and jamming this machine briefly can erase long-term memories.
The findings by Prof. Yadin Dudai, Head of the Weizmann Institute's Neurobiology Department, which appeared today in the journal Science, may pave way for memory altering drugs in the future.
(via slashdot)
Neuroscientists have discovered that long-term memories are not etched in a "clay tablet"-like stable form as once thought. The process is much more dynamic, involving a miniature molecular machine that must run constantly to keep memories going, and jamming this machine briefly can erase long-term memories.
The findings by Prof. Yadin Dudai, Head of the Weizmann Institute's Neurobiology Department, which appeared today in the journal Science, may pave way for memory altering drugs in the future.
(via slashdot)
