tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post5455171975983161289..comments2024-03-18T16:12:07.747-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Why fear memories are hard to erase.Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-90111787615771986342009-10-23T06:14:27.406-05:002009-10-23T06:14:27.406-05:00A new study on mice uncovers some answers that cou...A new study on mice uncovers some answers that could someday offer a potent target for eliminating the recurrence of bad memories in humans, especially known to those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).<br /><br />"Fear memories are the most robust memories—they can last over a lifetime," says Nadine Gogolla, a biologist at Harvard University and lead author on the paper published today in the journal Science. "You can push them far back, but spontaneous recovery and relapses will happen." Until now, science has been unable to stop this process—in humans or in mice.kollagenhttp://www.vitabits.de/gesundheit-des-fraunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-61715203813809120512009-09-12T09:29:52.911-05:002009-09-12T09:29:52.911-05:00I should have mentioned in the post that the exper...I should have mentioned in the post that the experiments are done with rats, and three weeks of age is when they begin to loose their ability to extinguish aversive memories. The work is surely applicable to humans, but hasn't been extended to them. I don't know the age for humans at which aversive memories can no longer be extinguished.Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-74060302295289832502009-09-12T09:19:24.578-05:002009-09-12T09:19:24.578-05:00Is there a certain age where this happens?
For i...Is there a certain age where this happens? <br /> For instance is there a certain age that you could rescue a child from a bad situation and erase all the negative by positive conditioning? Then they reach a certain age and it is just there....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-33530776496644794742009-09-12T05:47:52.517-05:002009-09-12T05:47:52.517-05:00Amazing. Soon it will be more simple to remember w...Amazing. Soon it will be more simple to remember what molecules do NOT affect memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com