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Scientists have discovered how to 'delete' unwanted memories
The Telegraph ^ | 11 Feb 2016 | The Telegraph

Posted on 02/14/2016 6:33:46 AM PST by Dallas59

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 new documentary that premiered in the US this week, scientists have discovered how to do just that - and more.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: brain; memories; psychology; science; technology; whut
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1 posted on 02/14/2016 6:33:46 AM PST by Dallas59
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To: Dallas59

Can you forward to hitlary?


2 posted on 02/14/2016 6:39:32 AM PST by LoneStar42 (Turn right.)
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To: Dallas59

Remember the movie Total Recall?


3 posted on 02/14/2016 6:41:08 AM PST by gattaca (Republicans believe every day is July 4, democrats believe every day is April 15. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Dallas59
Be careful what you wish for...


4 posted on 02/14/2016 6:42:39 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Why do we give our hearts to the past? And why must we grow up so fast?)
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To: Dallas59

A step to slavery for the masses, who will be programmed by the ungodly to carry out their duties in the “Brave New World” of science. Our generation will be gone, but I weep for coming generations.


5 posted on 02/14/2016 6:45:25 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: gattaca

I remember the cursing...


6 posted on 02/14/2016 6:47:37 AM PST by Dallas59 (Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
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To: Dallas59

I can’t seem to forget that I never needed the help of the Internet and/or recruiters to find an opportunity to apply for a job.


7 posted on 02/14/2016 6:58:33 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Dallas59

January 20, 2009 - January 19, 2017


8 posted on 02/14/2016 6:58:40 AM PST by twister881
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To: txrefugee

Precisely.


9 posted on 02/14/2016 7:06:27 AM PST by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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To: Dallas59

Jack Daniels.


10 posted on 02/14/2016 7:11:56 AM PST by ArtDodger
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Beat me to it! Although I was going to say “Tequila?” ;-)


11 posted on 02/14/2016 7:12:54 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: ThunderSleeps

Cheap Chardonnay


12 posted on 02/14/2016 7:14:58 AM PST by HotKat (Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason. Mark Twaing)
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To: Dallas59

Can they delete the past 7 years?


13 posted on 02/14/2016 7:18:26 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Dallas59
"Memories, you're talking about memories."

Dr. Tyrell

"Implants."

14 posted on 02/14/2016 7:25:25 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Dallas59

They already do this, delete undesirable thoughts and realities-it’s called “higher education”.


15 posted on 02/14/2016 7:28:03 AM PST by mrsmel (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Dallas59

These creeps have already done that for years with their shock treatment and Thorazine, the chemical lobotomy.


16 posted on 02/14/2016 7:39:40 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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17 posted on 02/14/2016 7:41:39 AM PST by GSWarrior
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To: Dallas59

Jack Daniels figured that out a long time ago.


18 posted on 02/14/2016 7:50:29 AM PST by Organic Panic
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To: Dallas59

Imagine a world where people tell lies without knowing it.


19 posted on 02/14/2016 8:06:36 AM PST by Revel
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To: bgill

hell mine deleted 3 yrs.on it’s own.


20 posted on 02/14/2016 8:26:40 AM PST by old gringo
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