How close are we to a forgetting pill?

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• Dr Amy Milton
• Thursday 09 March 2023, 14:00-15:00
• Winstanley Lecture Hall - Trinity College, Cambridge CB2 1TQ, United Kingdom.

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Memory is a critical function of the brain, but little is known about the mechanisms by which memories are modified, adapted, and persist. Memories are known to ‘reconsolidate’ undergoing updating and strengthening following their destabilisation at retrieval.

Dr Milton studies the neurochemical, molecular and intracellular basis of the reconsolidation process, for aversive (fear) and appetitive (addictive drug) memories. Using translationally relevant animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and drug addiction, she also focuses on using this knowledge of memory reconsolidation mechanisms to develop treatments for these disorders, based on the disruption of maladaptive memories.

This talk is part of the Trinity Psychology Society series.

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