Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Neuroscience on the path to possibly being able to erase traumatic memories

Soldiers haunted by scenes of war and victims scarred by violence may wish they could wipe the memories from their minds. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say that may someday be possible.  A commercial drug remains far off — and its use would be subject to many ethical and practical questions. But scientists have laid a foundation with their discovery that proteins can be removed from the brain's fear center to erase memories forever.

Full article: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-na-protein-memories-20101202,0,7759822.story

Does the U.S. National Security Agency have remote viewers looking for al Queda?

Multiple sources have revealed the existence of an alleged 'deep black' NSA psychic spy program. Are they spying on al Qaida?  The second report in a new series about rumors of US government psychic spying on the terrorist threat, and beyond.
Full article: http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/202954 

Former coffin of Lee Harvey Oswald to be sold at Los Angeles auction

The man believed to have shot President John F Kennedy was interred in the pine coffin for almost 20 years.
He was exhumed in 1981 as his widow wanted to verify that it was him inside the coffin, and then reburied in a new casket in the same Texas cemetery.  Auction officials say bidding for the item will start at $1,000 (£640) but they expect it to go much higher.  "There's just a lot of interest in Kennedy and anything to do with his assassination," said Laura Yntema, manager for Nate D Sanders auction house.

Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11886392