B2 – Upper intermediate
Neurons work as transmitter of information in the brain but when the process is disturbed they lose the connection between brain cells and can cause memory loss. Scientists have successfully done a process called Electroconvulsive Therapy to delete specific memory.
Find out how this therapy works and how it helps people with post- traumatic stress disorder.
Deleting memories
Click on the title to listen to the report: Deleting Memories: Audio
Click on the title to read the text: Deleting Memories: Text
Discuss:
1. Do you have a memory that you would like to forget?
2. Is deleting a specific memory a helpful way treat depression?
3. How do you deal with traumatic memory and depression?