Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has found ways to plant memories in mice. Here's what that could mean for humans.

Professor and neuroscientist Steve Ramirez, shown working with brain samples, is exploring the science of memory manipulation. (Alex Wenchel / National Geographic Society) We often think of memories ...

In the United States alone, over 14 million adults suffer from alcohol use disorder. For those that seek treatment, 90% will experience at least one relapse within the first four years. One reason for ...

In his new book, neuroscientist Steve Ramirez delves in the fast-growing field of memory manipulation, which is being explored as a treatment for depression and other mental health conditions. Reading ...

Researchers from Boston University have found that manipulating how fear-based memories are processed may modify addictive behavior linked to alcohol consumption. When a person consumes alcohol, it ...

Think of your happiest memory. A wedding, your child’s birth, or maybe just a perfect night out with friends. Sit with it for a moment. Remember the details. What were you wearing? What did it smell ...

This post is a review of How To Change A Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest To Alter The Past. By Steve Ramirez. Princeton University Press. 238 pp. $29.95. “Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased ...