Beta-Blockers as Neuralizers (wiping out memories)

Neuralyzers, a fictional device to wipe memories or re-program them, became popular with Men in Black movie series. Scientists report that beta-blockers (like Atenolol), a popular blood pressure reducing drug, can be effectively used to wipe out bad memories, in other words neuralyzers for common man.

U.S. psychiatrists say they’ve found a way to blot out horrible memories. According to a scoop reported in Nature’s print magazine this week, a group of mental health experts claim that a commonly used drug for treating high blood pressure and heart problems, called beta blockers, can interfere with the way the brain stores memories.

The theory is that if beta-blockers are administered at the right time, people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder could find relief from periods of panic, never the wiser, according to the report.

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