INVASIVE PROOF OF CONCEPT. “Malinow believes that he has the potential to do something revolutionary: erase a memory or reactivate it at will. Optogenetics relies on the ability to insert a protein into nerve cells that will make them sensitive to light. Researchers can then activate the cells by exposing them to a light pulse: each time the light hits the cells, the nerve fires.”
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/can-memories-implanted-removed
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022