Scientists retrieve lost memories using optogenetics

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Scientists retrieve lost memories using optogenetics

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Researchers have found that memories that have been 'lost' as a result of amnesia can be recalled by activating brain cells with light. They reactivated memories that could not otherwise be retrieved, using a technology known as optogenetics.