Selectively wiping out memories

The BBC broke the most exciting science story this month: "Working with mice, the researchers found that a particular protein has a crucial role in the formation of memories.

Making the mice over-produce this protein while recalling a specific and painful event caused the memory to be completely eliminated.

The scientists say that in the long-term it should be possible to develop a pill that wipes out traumatic and fearful memories in humans."

I should finally watch the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The selective memory wiping is at the core of the movie.