Neuroethicist argues for continuing research into memory dampening drugs
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 07:32
in Psychology & Sociology
(Medical Xpress) -- Unafraid to stir up a hornets nest of controversy, Adam Kolber, a Brooklyn Law School professor has published an essay on Nature declaring that he believes its time the debate over whether to continue research into pharmaceuticals that can alter, dampen or erase memories should end. He says that its clear, at least to him, that the benefits of such drugs would far outweigh the negatives and that research should move full speed ahead so that those who suffer the negative effects of bad memories can get on with their lives in ways they would have had the bad thing they remember never occurred.