[HN Gopher] Tweaking non-neural brain cells can cause memories t...
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Tweaking non-neural brain cells can cause memories to fade
Author : hn_acker
Score : 28 points
Date : 2024-11-24 16:19 UTC (6 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
| maaaaattttt wrote:
| 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 wrote:
| Sounds like _Eternal Sunshine_ is on the verge on scientific
| possibility.
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