Remember the movie, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?” Former lovers have their memories of their failed relationship erased…

Well, it does not sound so much like Science Fiction anymore: Neurobiologist Joe Tsien of the Medical College of Georgia (see Decoding the Brain) has found a way to erase specific memories in mice while leaving others intact and not damaging the brain.

(via technologyreview.com)

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