Hypnosis can make some people forget and, when given a special cue, quickly remember recently viewed scenes. A new study using the technique may shed light on the process of memory retrieval and the potential for one part of the brain to block it. Hypnosis-induced memory suppression may also expand understanding of amnesia.
TOTAL RECALL. Subjects were asked to remember these documentary scenes—after they had received a hypnotic command to forget.
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