On Memories (1/5): Can we edit memories? | Amy Milton
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On Memories (1/5): Can we edit memories? | Amy Milton

2026-10-29

19:40

Trauma and PTSD rewire your brain -- especially your memory -- and can unearth destructive emotional responses when stirred. Could we eliminate these triggers without erasing the memories themselves? Enter neurologist Amy Milton's mind-blowing, memory-editing clinical research poised to defuse the damaging effects of painful remembered experiences and offer a potential path toward better mental health.

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