>Friday August 18 03:05 AM EDT >Fear Memories: Made to Fade >By Adam Marcus >HealthSCOUT Reporter > > >THURSDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthSCOUT) -- When crime witnesses mistake what they've >seen, they may not be lying; their brains may just be reinventing a fluid >memory, says new research. > >New York scientists have shown that fearful memories -- at least, in rats -- >hover on the brink of collapse when recalled and can be easily erased by >blocking the protein girders that support their shape. > >The discovery of this personal elixir of forgetfulness undercuts previous >memory dogma that says that memories are pretty solid once filed away in the >brain. Instead, the scientists claim, some memories must be chemically >reinforced each time they are conjured up or they will be lost. This also may >explain how false memories are created and may even lead to a way of "deleting" >memories so traumatic that they interfere with a person's life. > >Full text: >http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/hsn/20000818/hl/fear_memories_made_to_fade_1.h tml > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
