http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17689645
Quote:
Flexible memories The work relies on the idea that a memory can become malleable after it is accessed, creating a brief window during which the memory can be "rewritten".
Twenty-two heroin addicts who had taken the drug for - on average - 11 years, took part in the study.
They were initially shown a brief video to remind them of taking drugs - opening the memory window. Ten minutes later they watched more videos and looked at pictures of heroin drug use.
Other addicts were shown an initial video of the countryside, which would not open the window.
Tests 180 days later showed that levels of cravings were lower in those treated during the 'memory window' than in the other groups. These experiments were backed up by further tests on "addicted" rats.
The authors wrote: "The [memory] procedure decreased cue-induced drug craving and perhaps could reduce the likelihood of cue-induced relapse during prolonged abstinence periods."
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Sort of Interesting
I wonder if this is similar of me going back to "drug memory of my own" coming back out of it and remembering all the chaos that it caused though (i.e. open memory window, then close it with realization of the effect of the drug abuse)....
what are you guy's/gal's thoughts?