The Memory Pill
"Eternal Sunshine"(無痛失戀)真實版?
If there were a pill you could take after experiencing a painful or traumatic event that would permanently weaken your memory of what had just happened, would you take it?你希望有藥物幫助你減弱,甚至消除痛楚記憶/印象?
An ongoing study suggests it's a choice that may not be so far off. The drug is called propranolol and it's already used to treat high blood pressure. As Lesley Stahl reports, the prospect of using propranolol to modify memory has some trauma victims filled with hope, and some critics alarmed by the potential for misuse.
http://60minutes.yahoo.com/segment/21/memory_drug