PARAGRAPH ONE:
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a special gene |
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forget bad experiences |
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help people with painful memories |
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to erase painful memories |
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crime |
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in mice |
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natural |
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with PTSD |
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an illness called post-traumatic |
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disasters |
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use their research |
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thoughts and feelings |
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positive |
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stress disorder (PTSD) |
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help millions of people |
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victims |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
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tests to make mice |
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in the cage again |
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electric |
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with new ones |
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stressed and afraid |
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forget their fear |
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the scientists put the mice |
d. |
brains |
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brain |
e. |
shocks |
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They were surprised |
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activity |
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replaced old memories |
g. |
to find the gene |
8. |
human |
h. |
of the cage |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
Researchers from the Massachusetts (1) ___________________ have found a special gene in mice. It could help people with painful memories forget bad experiences. (2) ___________________, crime victims and (3) ___________________ natural disasters. Many of these people have memories that make them very stressed. They have an illness called post-traumatic (4) ___________________. Scientists hope to use their research to (5) ___________________ in humans. They want to replace stressful memories with positive thoughts and feelings. This (6) ___________________ people with PTSD.
Scientists did tests to (7) ___________________ their fear. They put the (8) ___________________ and gave them electric shocks. After many shocks, the mice were stressed and (9) ___________________. After the mice had "cage shock," the scientists put the mice in the cage again but with no electric shock. After some time, the mice (10) ___________________ the cage. Their stress and fear changed to good feelings. The scientists looked at (11) ___________________ the mice. They were surprised to find the gene that replaced old memories with new ones. They will now try to (12) ___________________ human brains.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
ResearchersfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavefoundaspecialg
eneinmice.Itcouldhelppeoplewithpainfulmemoriesforgetbadexperiences.Itco
uldhelpsoldiers,crimevictimsandpeoplewhosurvivednaturaldisasters.Manyoft
hesepeoplehavememoriesthatmakethemverystressed.Theyhaveanillnesscall
edpost-traumaticstressdisorder(PTSD).Scientistshopetousetheirresearch
toerasepainfulmemoriesinhumans.Theywanttoreplacestressfulmemorieswith
positivethoughtsandfeelings.ThiswouldhelpmillionsofpeoplewithPTSD.Scienti
stsdidteststomakemiceforgettheirfear.Theyputthemiceintoacageandgavethe
melectricshocks.Aftermanyshocks,themicewerestressedandafraidofthecage.
Afterthemicehad"cageshock,"thescientistsputthemiceinthecageagainbutwith
noelectricshock.Aftersometime,themicenolongerfearedthecage.Theirstressa
ndfearchangedtogoodfeelings.Thescientistslookedatthebrainactivityofthemic
e.Theyweresurprisedtofindthegenethatreplacedoldmemorieswithnewones.Th
eywillnowtrytofindthisgeneinhumanbrains.
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
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WRITING
Write about bad memories for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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