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Drug Banishes Bad Memories Monday, February 16, 2009 - Sarah Gingichashvili Home >> Headlines >> Biology   
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In the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a couple have their memories of each other wiped when their relationship ends badly. But now in a real-life twist to that tale, Dutch scientists show that, in humans, a fearful memory can be erased by a drug that is usually used to control blood pressure. When memories are first laid down, they are 'consolidated', usually during sleep, to fix them. (source: nature.com)
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