Lafee, Scott,

Blanks for the Memories: A Pill to Help You Forget?. Scott LaFee. - Daily Breeze, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 40, Health, 1522-323X; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Blanks for the Memories: A Pill to Help You Forget?, July 5, 2004; pp. B3.

"Recalling our past is a part of the human condition. But what if that reality changed? What if people...could take a pill to purposefully dim--perhaps erase--our most painful and unwanted memories?" (DAILY BREEZE) This article reveals that memory-altering drug research is testing propranolol to see if it can help people who suffer from traumatic memories or as a preventative treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Amygdaloid body
Bioethics
Memory--Effect of drugs on
Memory--Research
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Propranolol
Recollection (Psychology)

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