Unwanted memories out
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Hello Reader,
In a recent study, it has been found that our brain has a system to filter out memories that we don’t want.
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What is it?
By scanning the brains of 24 people actively suppressing a particular memory, the team found a neural circuit that detects, inhibits, and eventually erodes intrusive memories.
The entire process happens below our consciousness, suppressing unwanted memories so that they never surface to awareness. [1]
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What do I need to know?
For now, the study is limited to visual cues. Further ones will have to see if other powerful cues—like hearing the voice or smelling the perfume of a deceased loved one.
But for now, we’ve found a built-in guardian angel in the brain that can “clear the mind from unwanted thoughts and hasten the demise of memories we would prefer not to have,” the authors wrote. [1]
References & Studies: -
https://singularityhub.com/2022/05/03/the-brain-has-a-built-in-system-to-keep-unwanted-memories-out-study-finds/?mc_cid=9c9a7acee6&mc_eid=504b3e4ff1
[Study] https://www.jneurosci.org/content/42/21/4342
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