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IMPLANTING FALSE MEMORIES in a mouse. “Not only did these scientists identify the brain cells involved in encoding a single memory, but they also manipulated these cells to insert a false memory.” http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/meet-two-scientists-who-implanted-false-memory-mouse-180953045/ View in LinkedIn

DEPRESSION AND ADDICTION. “Positive memory engram activation has recently been shown to alleviate stress-induced models of depression in mice. Furthermore, tagging and interfering with engram cells for cocaine-related memories has been reported as possible treatment avenues of drug addiction.” http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438815001270 View in LinkedIn

ENGRAMS. “Manipulation of engram circuits presents many opportunities for significant practical applications. The efficacy of this technology for artificially updating existing memories, as well as for reversing the emotional valence associated with contextual memories, has been established.” http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438815001270 View in LinkedIn

SYNAPSE SURGERY. "British scientist says memories of spending the night with Marilyn Monroe could be implanted into the brain. Professor Bliss, 75, from the Francis Crick Institute in London, said it was only a matter of time before memory was fully understood and mastered.” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/12179994/British-scientist-says-memories-of-spending-the-night-with-Marilyn-Monroe-could-be-implanted-into-the-brain.html View in LinkedIn

“MANIPULATING MEMORIES by tinkering with brain cells is becoming routine in neuroscience labs. Last year, one team of researchers used a technique called optogenetics to label the cells encoding fearful memories in the mouse brain and to switch the memories on and off, and another used it to identify the cells encoding positive and negative emotional memories, so that they could convert positive memories into negative ones, and vice versa.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2015/mar/09/false-memories-implanted-into-the-brains-of-sleeping-mice View in LinkedIn