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SUMMARY:Erasing Memories - Dr Amy Milton
DTSTART:20120529T180000Z
DTEND:20120529T200000Z
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CONTACT:Andrew N Holding
DESCRIPTION:Amy is a lecturer based in the Department of Experimental Psyc
 hology\, where she researches how memories persist (and can be modified) i
 n the brain. She is particularly interested as to whether debilitating psy
 chiatric disorders based upon ‘maladaptive’ memories\, such as posttra
 umatic stress disorder and drug addiction\, could be treated by erasing th
 ese memories. By catching memories at their most vulnerable\, it might be 
 possible to rewrite our past. But should we do it? As well as the science\
 , Amy will also consider the ethical issues that creating ‘spotless mind
 s’ might create.
LOCATION:The Maypole
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