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Should We Erase Bad Memories?, A Debate
Title
Should We Erase Bad Memories?, A Debate / Open to Debate.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : Open to Debate, [2023]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 5 min., 6 sec)) : sound.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by Open to Debate, 2023.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 27, 2023.
Closed-captioned.
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Summary
In the 2004 science-fiction film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, one character undergoes a medical procedure to erase bad memories of her ex-boyfriend. What if such a procedure really existed? Advances in neurotechnology open the possibilities of influencing the brain's neural activity to modify or eliminate memories that are unpleasant or disturbing. Supporters of such a hypothetical procedure argue that it could help block traumatic and painful memories that lead to anxiety, depression, and stress. By eliminating such memories, they contend, a person could recover more easily from emotional shocks and problems and lead a happier, healthier life. Opponents of such a hypothetical procedure argue that it interferes an individual's natural mental processes. Tampering with memories is not only ethical, they contend, but could also endanger one's identity and sense of self and undermine the authenticity of lived experiences. Should we erase bad memories?
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Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 13, 2023
Audience
9 - 12
Videorecording number
291646 Infobase
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