That’s according to researchers from the University of Hong Kong, who implemented a procedure called “targeted memory reactivation” (TMR) to reactivate positive memories and weaken painful ones during ...

Being able to erase bad memories and traumatic flashbacks could help in the treatment of a host of different mental health issues, and scientists have found a promising new approach to do just this: ...

In the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, science has found a way to erase bad memories. The movie ultimately makes the point that our memories form our identities, and as painful as it is ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal found good news for people looking to forget some bad memories. Scientists at the University of Hong Kong were looking ...

It’s been more than two decades since ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ happened to the world and several of us are still hung up on one question: Is it really possible to erase some specific ...

Is it possible to forget the worst memories of your life or dull their emotional sting? What was once only found in science fiction is now becoming a reality thanks to groundbreaking research into the ...

IT ADDS new meaning to getting in touch with your inner child. Temporarily returning the brain to a child-like state could help permanently erase a specific traumatic memory. This could help people ...

Sleep has been shown to have a long list of physical and mental health benefits, and now a new study suggests it could also help to "erase" bad memories. That’s according to researchers from the ...