Good news for those who have a dark past, scientists recently found the drug to forget all that. Bitter memories will be lost from memory and its effects can last a few days after drug administration was stopped.
Metyrapone is a drug called work by inhibiting the production of the hormone cortisol. Besides triggering stress, hormone cortisol also plays an important role in reviving the negative memories stored in the memory of the brain.
"The results indicate if stress hormones reduced the brain is more difficult to remember kengangan-negative memories of the past," said Dr. Sonia Lupien, researchers from the University of Montreal as quoted by the ScienceDaily.
Dr Lupien that conclusion after conducting experiments in 33 adult men who were asked to read or learn a few stories. There are 2 kinds of stories are given, ie a story with shades of neutral and negative shades in the sense of pitiful.
After studying these stories, the participants were divided into 3 groups. Metyrapone The first group received a single dose, the second group received the same drug with multiple doses and the latter is only given a placebo or empty medicine.
After taking medicine regularly for 3 days, participants were asked again tells a sad story she read. Metyrapone participants who drank the most difficult with a double dose while recounting a placebo drink best memory.
In subsequent experiments, Dr. Lupien stop giving the drug to all participants. As observed back 4 days later, the effect is still the same ie, participants who received Metyrapone remains difficult given the sad story though it was not taking medication.
Dr Lupien hope someday her research results can be useful to overcome the psychological problems associated with stress. One of them in people who experience post-traumatic stress disorder.
Metyrapone is a drug called work by inhibiting the production of the hormone cortisol. Besides triggering stress, hormone cortisol also plays an important role in reviving the negative memories stored in the memory of the brain.
"The results indicate if stress hormones reduced the brain is more difficult to remember kengangan-negative memories of the past," said Dr. Sonia Lupien, researchers from the University of Montreal as quoted by the ScienceDaily.
Dr Lupien that conclusion after conducting experiments in 33 adult men who were asked to read or learn a few stories. There are 2 kinds of stories are given, ie a story with shades of neutral and negative shades in the sense of pitiful.
After studying these stories, the participants were divided into 3 groups. Metyrapone The first group received a single dose, the second group received the same drug with multiple doses and the latter is only given a placebo or empty medicine.
After taking medicine regularly for 3 days, participants were asked again tells a sad story she read. Metyrapone participants who drank the most difficult with a double dose while recounting a placebo drink best memory.
In subsequent experiments, Dr. Lupien stop giving the drug to all participants. As observed back 4 days later, the effect is still the same ie, participants who received Metyrapone remains difficult given the sad story though it was not taking medication.
Dr Lupien hope someday her research results can be useful to overcome the psychological problems associated with stress. One of them in people who experience post-traumatic stress disorder.
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