Research in marine snails could lead to new treatments to restore memories and alter traumatic ones.

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-biologists-transfer-a-memory

“I think in the not-too-distant future, we could potentially use RNA to ameliorate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease or post-traumatic stress disorder,” said David Glanzman, senior author of the study and a UCLA professor of integrative biology and physiology and of neurobiology.