Torture Interferes with Memory


	Torture Interferes with Memory

chestnut501

10-15-2009 10:50 PM

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science, politics, war, torture, neuroscience, memory

chestnut501 says:

Among other things, torture can interfere with the brain's memory retrieval apparatus, making it counterproductive to the aim of producing useful information.

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10-15-2009 11:41 PM

lollipop10

interesting clip.

10-15-2009 11:48 PM

tanyamm

Doesn't interfere with my memory, it just pisses me off.

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10-17-2009 9:28 AM

wiganfootie

Chestnut DONT use the link its corrupt

10-17-2009 10:00 AM

chestnut501

Not this link, I just ran a scan on it. Why? did you get a warning or something on it?

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