Mindwipe now possible

DreadPirateRoberts · 08-28-2006, 12:02 PM

Could this be used on our memories of the Pressler years at DL?

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Scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center have discovered a molecular mechanism that maintains memories in the brain. In an article in Science magazine, they demonstrate that by inhibiting the molecule they can erase long-term memories, much as you might erase a computer disc.

Not Afraid · 08-28-2006, 12:11 PM

Sometimes I get the feeling this has already been done to me.

Moonliner · 08-28-2006, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

Could this be used on our memories of the Pressler years at DL?

Who?

I doubt it would be that selective, but I do wonder if it could work in reverse. Can I get a shot that will help strengthen all those old memories I've forgotten?

katiesue · 08-28-2006, 12:29 PM

That's the shot I need as well.

Morrigoon · 08-28-2006, 12:31 PM

if they could do that, they could cure Alzheimer's

Kevy Baby · 08-28-2006, 03:12 PM

Screw Alzheimers... I want to be able to get that first thrill out of Sixth Sense again.

BarTopDancer · 08-28-2006, 03:21 PM

Wasn't this a movie?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Alex · 08-28-2006, 03:33 PM

I doubt they'd be able to target specific memories like in ESotSM but maybe specifc sections of the brain where certain types of information is stored. And I doubt that restoration of the molecule would restore lost memories (the article says you can relearn the same information, not that the actual first memory is recovered) which means it wouldn't cure existing Alzheimer's but might prevent new cases.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-28-2006, 04:45 PM

Who wants to volunteer for the first study?

Sure, just sign here, where it says "I, the undersigned, am ok with possibly losing my brain in the course of the experiment."

Alex · 08-28-2006, 04:51 PM

I also have to assume this has only been through animal studies and not human. The similarity between memory function in humans and most other mammals is only on tenuous at best as there are significant structural differences (primarily in neuron density) between our brains.

It is easy to imagine that a chemical that plays a very strong role in retention in less dense neuron structures plays a less important role in the dense human brain.

But the implications are very, very interesting.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I doubt they'd be able to target specific memories like in ESotSM but maybe specifc sections of the brain where certain types of information is stored. And I doubt that restoration of the molecule would restore lost memories (the article says you can relearn the same information, not that the actual first memory is recovered) which means it wouldn't cure existing Alzheimer's but might prevent new cases.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Who wants to volunteer for the first study? Sure, just sign here, where it says "I, the undersigned, am ok with possibly losing my brain in the course of the experiment." __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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08-28-2006, 04:51 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I also have to assume this has only been through animal studies and not human. The similarity between memory function in humans and most other mammals is only on tenuous at best as there are significant structural differences (primarily in neuron density) between our brains. It is easy to imagine that a chemical that plays a very strong role in retention in less dense neuron structures plays a less important role in the dense human brain. But the implications are very, very interesting.
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