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From the Ted Talk by Amy Milton: Can we edit memories?
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Well, with rsceept to ethics and eyewitness testimony, I would say the itpnarmot point to reemebmr is the finding from that human study. Because plorpnroaol is only acting on the non-declarative emotional memory, it seems unlikely that it would affect eyewitness testimony, which is bsaed on declarative memory. Essentially, what these memory-destroying treatments are aiming to do is to reduce the emotional memroy, not get rid of the trauma memory altogether. This should make the responses of those with PTSD more like those who have been through trauma and not developed PTSD than people who have never experienced trauma in the first place. I think that most people would find that more ethically acceptable than a treatment that aimed to create some sort of spotless mind.
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Well, with _______ to ethics and eyewitness testimony, I would say the _________ point to ________ is the finding from that human study. Because ___________ is only acting on the non-declarative emotional memory, it seems unlikely that it would affect eyewitness testimony, which is _____ on declarative memory. Essentially, what these memory-destroying treatments are aiming to do is to reduce the emotional ______, not get rid of the trauma memory altogether. This should make the responses of those with PTSD more like those who have been through trauma and not developed PTSD than people who have never experienced trauma in the first place. I think that most people would find that more ethically acceptable than a treatment that aimed to create some sort of spotless mind.
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Original Text
Well, with respect to ethics and eyewitness testimony, I would say the important point to remember is the finding from that human study. Because Propranolol is only acting on the non-declarative emotional memory, it seems unlikely that it would affect eyewitness testimony, which is based on declarative memory. Essentially, what these memory-destroying treatments are aiming to do is to reduce the emotional memory, not get rid of the trauma memory altogether. This should make the responses of those with PTSD more like those who have been through trauma and not developed PTSD than people who have never experienced trauma in the first place. I think that most people would find that more ethically acceptable than a treatment that aimed to create some sort of spotless mind.
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