do you remember that we used to have memories?
A lot of interesting videos on this story, maybe this is a good topic for the Devil’s Advocate Debate Club.
If you experienced a painful or traumatic event, would you want a pill which could lessen the bad memories of what happened? That option might soon be here because of a drug called propranolol.
If there were a pill you could take after experiencing a painful or traumatic event that would permanently weaken your memory of what had just happened, would you take it?
An ongoing study suggests it’s a choice that may not be so far off. The drug is called propranolol and it’s already used to treat high blood pressure. As Lesley Stahl reports, the prospect of using propranolol to modify memory has some trauma victims filled with hope, and some critics alarmed by the potential for misuse.
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