NEWS: Eternal Sunshine Greats Primed For Real Life

CULTURE: Eternal Sunshine Greats Primed For Real Life

Life imitates art. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is attempting to find a way to exist in real life. Scientists at New York University have discovered how to erase single memories without harming the subject's other memories or natural thought processes.

The scientists had trained the rats to fear two musical notes by following these musical tones with an electric shock. They split the rats into a control group and test group. They then began administering the drug UO126 to the experimental group. Once the experimental group had time enough to incorporate the drug's effects into their system they were then subjected to the each of the two music tones. The control group was frightened by both tones, but the test group did not recognize one of the tones as being associated with an electric shock. Neurophysiologists are excited about the ramifications this might have on the psychiatry world.

The scientists were able to target the single memory using UO126 as the second of the two tones still inspired fear in the test group.

Sadly, this means that Mark Ruffalo and Kirsten Dunst won't be getting wasted in our room with their lap top whenever we break up. We just pop another pill.

Boring.

...and all the hipsters rejoice

overrated film.

what about the crimanal element?
imagine a serial killer who could simply "erase" the memory of his/hers victims.
would kind of be hard to catch that one...

There was this one night in Hays, Kansas with this rodeo cowgirl and a fifth of Jack Daniels that I'd like to forget...

Wellllll, serial killers kind of erase more than one single memory.

That said! This is kind of terrifying. What's up with science today, man?

"You could rape someone for years with out them knowing!" says the George Walker Bush avatar.

didn't you forget to put that in a spoiler warning?

I know Kung-Fu.

Instant MD. Or Architect or Lawyer, etc.

Just because we can, doesn't mean we should.

Very interesting.

But as with everything, I am skeptical.

Meet me in Montauk?

Ok now... Logically, how could you forget somebody if they were enough of a part of your life that you'd want to? I mean, the memories make so many associations in your brain that it seems like almost everything is connected to them.

And wouldn't you want to know why there is a large block of your life just totally missing? Wouldn't that creep you out to the point that you'd need to find out?

This is dangerous, I was always more on the red pill side of this arguement. I mean yes it could definitly be useful to alot of people but I don't trust this technology. Just who can get there hands on this pill? How is it going to become available? This seems like it could be very vital in setting up another system of absolute control over a population in repressive societies....

I bet the they're going to put it in the water. Year Zero here we come.

The real question is: Do I be a dick and link my ex-girlfriend who was obsessed with "Eternal Sunshine" to this and tell her to do what she's always wanted?

Because there's always gotta be that one person every thread who hates whatever is being referenced...they're just a different kind of hipster.

But to get on the actual topic, the original ending to the movie shows Clementine as an old woman who has abused the treatment so badly that her mind is almost completely gone. If this kind of drug were eventually developed for the everyday consumer, it'd only be a matter of time before people would use it for everything from bad childhoods to bad relationships, no matter how serious or minute the offending memory is. Therepists eagerly hand out pills to fuck with your head now - imagine what they'll be doing in a few years if this takes off. Good or bad, our experiences help make us who we are. Post-tramatic stress is one thing, but if a drug can make some drug company pretty damn wealthy, don't think they won't market it for other uses.

But I'm just thinking ahead...If it's still in the rat-torturing stages, it should be at least a few more years before we get an update.

i wonder if erasing all traumatic memories would make you super sheltered

=-> Alecks

A single memory, and still being tested on mice, you fucking Luddites.

This would be good for trauma survivors who don't respond to other kinds of therapies.

nothing happened at guantanamo.
what are you talking about?
what boarding?
you're crazy man.