News Turning Down The Brain To Erase Fearful Memories

[MyPTSD]

Weakening communication between two parts of the brain in mice reduced their fear levels, report investigators. This research may one day help extinguish traumatic memories in humans -- for example, in people with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
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[Deadman]

Hmmm... why do I have visions of that going horribly wrong? Skewing things so that soldiers show less fear during battle and then dialling down troubling memories before dumping them back on the streets.

Or maybe that was a Black Mirror episode on Netflix :)