Sound cues during sleep could help people forget specific memories – study

Sound cues during sleep could help people forget specific memories – study
Sound cues during sleep could help people to forget specific memories – study (Alamy/PA)

Playing sounds to people while they sleep could help them forget specific memories, a new study suggests.

Researchers said the method could one day be developed into a technique to help combat traumatic memories.

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