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A heart drug prescribed 9 million times yearly can also erase traumatic memories - legally
A heart drug prescribed 9 million times yearly can also erase traumatic memories - legally
A commonplace white tablet taken nine million times a year in the United States quietly crosses the blood-brain barrier at rates up to 33:1, doing more than slow a racing heart - it can blunt the body's broadcast of fear and, in some cases, erase the emotional charge of traumatic memories. How did a drug developed to treat heart disease become a tool for silencing trauma, and what does that mean for memory, identity, and the law?
In this episode, we trace propranolol from its invention at Alderley Park…
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