Scientists can now manipulate memories in mice, but the real question is whether we should erase our painful past.
From Every time we think of the memory, we may boost, weaken or even change it on sciencefocus.com
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March 22, 2026
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✦ PHILOSOPHY ✦
Forget About It
Scientists can now manipulate memories in mice, but the real question is whether we should erase our painful past.
🕉️ KEY CONCEPTS
Samskaras
Mental impressions or grooves left by experience, habits, and past actions
Avidya
Ignorance or misperception; seeing reality through a distorted lens
Impermanence
The fundamental truth that all things change; nothing is fixed or permanent
Meditation
Practice of sustained attention and awareness to transform the mind
"We can turn the volume down on the negative, emotional components, while leaving the memory of an event intact."
— Steve Ramirez, neuroscientist
Our memories aren't meant to be erased—they're meant to be transformed, held differently, integrated into who we're becoming.
— MJH
🔗 Explore Further
Original Article: "Every time we think of the memory, we may boost, weaken or even change it" by Miriam Frankel, BBC Science Focus
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