Hyooga 10,307 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but for snails. Erasing memories of scorned lovers is no longer just a movie trope popularized in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. A new study of snail neurons suggests it's possible to wipe out specific memories in snails, and scientists think that a drug could be developed to do the same with humans in the future. Long-term memories are moderated by synapses, essentially tubes that allow one neuron to pass along a signal to another. The properties of the synapses can increase or decrease in strength, and that's "responsible for the maintenance of the memory," wrote co-author Samuel Schacher, a professor of neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center, in an email. According to him, "we were able to reverse long-term changes in synaptic strength at synapses known to contribute to different forms of memories." read more: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bj8ek4/scientists-can-erase-specific-memories-from-a-snails-brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥SNS-Shinomiya♥ 420 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 ...I guess the only response I have is doubt and confusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Ten ♚ 3,050 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 woa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epic123 88 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 This is like the drama Circle. But I hope they stop at snails, messing with this stuff in real life is dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-masayume- 3,749 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Scary and amazing at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananabrows 2,169 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Not a good idea Could be used for psychological purposes though I suppose.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tang 1,194 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 oh boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chae(forever)young 782 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 "and scientists think that a drug could be developed to do the same with humans in the future." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blank_stare 2,217 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 "and scientists think that a drug could be developed to do the same with humans in the future." There's already drugs like this. I think scientist have this called MK ultra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingming 'Beto' Carlson 561 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I....... kinda need this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trang95 886 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Scientists just scare me sometimes. They know no limits. Sent from my LG-D690 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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