Can This Guy Zap Away Your Bad Memories? | National Geographic

so I’m a stick figures kind of person

so I’m a stick figures kind of person and literally the least artistic person

and literally the least artistic person

and literally the least artistic person in the history of mankind so the fact

in the history of mankind so the fact

in the history of mankind so the fact that you can do this in real time is

that you can do this in real time is

that you can do this in real time is nothing short of remarkable to me

memory is something that’s realized at

memory is something that’s realized at the level of the brain right so we go in

the level of the brain right so we go in

the level of the brain right so we go in and we try to hijack different parts of

and we try to hijack different parts of

and we try to hijack different parts of the brain systems some that are involved

the brain systems some that are involved

the brain systems some that are involved with the contents of the memory some

with the contents of the memory some

with the contents of the memory some that are involved with the emotional

that are involved with the emotional

that are involved with the emotional associated so when people approach me

associated so when people approach me

associated so when people approach me about this kind of work usually get two

about this kind of work usually get two

about this kind of work usually get two responses one is well if you can begin

responses one is well if you can begin

responses one is well if you can begin to erase memories I’m going to

to erase memories I’m going to

to erase memories I’m going to psychologically vomit all over to you

psychologically vomit all over to you

psychologically vomit all over to you and give you a slew of memories that I

and give you a slew of memories that I

and give you a slew of memories that I would like erased and the other question

would like erased and the other question

would like erased and the other question is can you make my memory better people

is can you make my memory better people

is can you make my memory better people mostly want to get rid of sad moments in

mostly want to get rid of sad moments in

mostly want to get rid of sad moments in their life and people were happy ghosts

their life and people were happy ghosts

their life and people were happy ghosts how would you know what a happy moment

how would you know what a happy moment

how would you know what a happy moment is if you’ve lost all your sample again

is if you’ve lost all your sample again

is if you’ve lost all your sample again that’s the philosophic recharge

that’s the philosophic recharge

that’s the philosophic recharge especially so we’re like a neuron be

especially so we’re like a neuron be

especially so we’re like a neuron be like a psychotic sad satine like an

like a psychotic sad satine like an

like a psychotic sad satine like an emojis like the New Age of emojis and

emojis like the New Age of emojis and

emojis like the New Age of emojis and then you have I can happy me wrong it

then you have I can happy me wrong it

then you have I can happy me wrong it depends on the brain area that you’re

depends on the brain area that you’re

depends on the brain area that you’re looking at and then your laser comes in

looking at and then your laser comes in

looking at and then your laser comes in and targets just sadness so i’m going to

and targets just sadness so i’m going to

and targets just sadness so i’m going to show you what I’ve come up with yeah

show you what I’ve come up with yeah

show you what I’ve come up with yeah this is like awesome the sea of neurons

this is like awesome the sea of neurons

this is like awesome the sea of neurons right there and I was thinking like I’m

right there and I was thinking like I’m

right there and I was thinking like I’m almost a cascade of neurons like I’m

almost a cascade of neurons like I’m

almost a cascade of neurons like I’m people Iran proneural shapes within that

people Iran proneural shapes within that

people Iran proneural shapes within that and then these neurons are actually

and then these neurons are actually

and then these neurons are actually emojis as well that’s a sad here on

emojis as well that’s a sad here on

emojis as well that’s a sad here on being targeted by a laser I mean you’re

being targeted by a laser I mean you’re

being targeted by a laser I mean you’re on yeah that’s that’s what we came up

on yeah that’s that’s what we came up

on yeah that’s that’s what we came up with in the last couple of minutes it’s

with in the last couple of minutes it’s

with in the last couple of minutes it’s awesome so one of the biggest ironies of

awesome so one of the biggest ironies of

awesome so one of the biggest ironies of working in a memory lab is that I have

working in a memory lab is that I have

working in a memory lab is that I have an absolutely terrible memory what’s

an absolutely terrible memory what’s

an absolutely terrible memory what’s your name again oh my god I gosh it’s

your name again oh my god I gosh it’s

your name again oh my god I gosh it’s really nice meal again actually I prefer

really nice meal again actually I prefer

really nice meal again actually I prefer to

to

to wait did you really cheers Cheers

wait did you really cheers Cheers

wait did you really cheers Cheers where’s memory ours right