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The memory implant topic has not interested me much but.. We might have worked out how to erase memories [0] (we already had some idea how to block them)[1].
by psychphysic 4y ago
The memory implant topic has not interested me much but..
We might have worked out how to erase memories [0] (we already had some idea how to block them)[1].
How do people not talk about this more!?
[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24362759/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24362759/
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3692719/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3692719/
- cwillu 4y agoWelcome to the Antimemetics Division. No, this is not your first day. --https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/antimemetics-division-hub https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/antimemetics-division-hub
- psychphysic 4y agoHeh took me a minute to get it.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoMemory loss is one of the reasons electroshock/electroconvulsive therapy isn't common, plus people aren't overly keen to give themselves a seizure to erase memories.
- psychphysic 4y agoDepends on the memory surely, and who wants it erased from whom?
- aliqot 4y agoI can imagine scenarios where some painful or disturbing memories would be a negative part of every day life, but I worry that 'what is to be erased' is not necessarily one of the parameters we can define clearly.
- drak0n1c 4y agoThe new show "The Terminal List" talks about it and uses such as a plot device (as a PTSD prophylactic).