| ▲ | Tweaking non-neural brain cells can cause memories to fade(arstechnica.com) | |
| 30 points by hn_acker a day ago | 2 comments | ||
| ▲ | maaaaattttt a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
I’m not really in neuroscience but by just reading the intro I’m thinking “of course”. Astrocyte can maintain synapses “clean” or not by letting neurotransmitters in or letting them out. So it seems quite logical that interfering with these celles would impact memories. | ||
| ▲ | maxwell a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Sounds like Eternal Sunshine is on the verge on scientific possibility. | ||