Rewriting Fears: The Brain's Edit Button

Your brain has a secret 'edit' button for your fears. Scientists proved this by creating

a fear response in people. The next day, they tried to erase it.

But here's the trick: one group got a quick 'reminder' of the fear just 10 minutes before

the fear-erasing training began. This brief reminder reactivated the memory,

opening a short window to change it. Another group got the reminder hours

earlier, when that window was closed. The group that got the perfectly-timed

reminder had their fear significantly and lastingly reduced. It's not about forgetting; it's about rewriting.